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joining us is the visiting scholar from columbia university, author of the politics of jesus. so interesting to have you here. our series is called finding jesus but it could really be called finding pilate. pilate is a name everybody knows, but the real person seems to be more interesting than people realized. we have the biblical version and the secular, historical version. the biblical version says he was reluctant to kill jesus, and that it was all inspired by the priestly aristocracy. the secular writers from the first century may describe him as bloodthirsty, as murderous, as extremely thoughty. philo says his temperament is a blend of self-will and ....