little weak and vacillating at times, but i don t think that s the kind of person he was in reality. you must speak to me. i think he was a much harsher brutal, as a matter of fact military man who just got on with the job. i have the authority to set you free. i have also to see you crucified. so why is the pilate of the bible so concerned with the fate of jesus? it was crucial for early christians to minimize the responsibility of the romans in crucifying jesus. per the gospel writers, the fact that pilate recognizes that jesus is important, it s as if
pilate is really trying to figure out, is this a rabbi from galilee and followers who think he s special or someone who has come specifically in order to overthrow roman power? are you the king of the jews? he s trying to ascertain whether jesus is a political threat to roman power in judea. if you say so. blasphemy. in luke s account of the trial, pilate s verdict is swift. i find no places for an accusation against this man. i think that pilate himself had grave doubts that jesus was really a military threat. so how dangerous could he really be? no, no, he stirs up the people throughout all judea from galilee where he began even to this place. bring him to me. if kyra surfa not able to main tan stability and law and
inscription to tiberius. pontius pilate, the prefect of j judea. this is done in honor of another man, in honor of the roman emperor. make no mistake, pilate s loyalty was completely to rome. he s not a king. he s not an emperor. this is the best he can do, but what he did gave us the name of pilate in stone. in the bible, pilate plays a crucial role in the final act of jesus life. where are you from? the new testament suggests that pilate tended to be a
jerusalem. the location in the bible for the ultimate act in the life of jesus. golgotha, this place was the defining event of jesus ministry. it s where he was crucified by the romans. millions of pilgrims have come here to follow in the footsteps of jesus, but his passion would never have reached it s climax were it not for one man, pontius pilate. questions of pilate s culpability and his desire to execute jesus is a complicated one. it needs to be remembered that only pilate had the authority to crucify jesus. in the bible, the way to the crucifixion begins on palm sunday when jesus enters jerusalem.
judea. in the bible, pilate infamous as the man who tries jesus. pilate is a fascinating character in christian history. he does seem tormented about whether or not jesus is guilty and whether or not to condemn him. the pilate of the gospels is uncertain. he seems deeply conflicted with jesus innocence. i have the authority to set you free. he s not firm and decisive about what he wants to do. the discovery of his name in stone was ground breaking. the significance of the pilate stone is that it actually gives us hard evidence of this central figure from the story, the crucifixion of jesus. so pilate really existed. he lived. and he was the prey effect of