[89], Others have tried to explain Pilate's behavior in the Gospels as motivated by a change of circumstances from that shown in Josephus and Philo, usually presupposing a connection between Pilate's caution and the death of Sejanus. "), John 18:38 (Quid est veritas? [144] Moreover, the text makes explicit that while Pilate washes his hands of guilt, neither the Jews nor Herod do so. As a result, he is sent as a hostage to Rome, where he kills another hostage. The Samaritans were leading an expedition to Mount Gerizim to look for artifacts. Pontius Pilate, therefore, by the command of Csar, is taken and brought through to Rome. by the Russian painter Nikolai Ge, which was completed in 1890; the painting was banned from exhibition in Russia in part because the figure of Pilate was identified as representing the tsarist authorities. What happened to Pontius Pilate after the death of Jesus? A non-profit, 501(c)3 corporation. Oh, come on, loosen up a little. However, trouble followed as indicated in Josephus following statement, But when this tumult was appeased, the Samaritan senate sent an embassy to Vitellius, a man that had been consul, and who was now president of Syria, and accused Pilate of the murder of those that were killed . Russian critics in the 1960s interpreted this Pilate as "a model of the spineless provincial bureaucrats of Stalinist Russia. "), John 19:14 (Ecce rex vester, "Behold your king! [202] While many images still draw from the Acts of Pilate, the Golden Legend of Jacobus de Voragine is the primary source for depictions of Pilate from the second half of the thirteenth century onward. Attitudes split by region: In texts from the Eastern Roman Empire, Pilate was portrayed as a positive figure. Had it not been for his encounter with Jesus, Pontius Pilate might be just another name in the history books . Josephus tells us more. [283][284], Pilate's washing his hands of responsibility for Jesus's death in Matthew 27:24 is a commonly encountered image in the popular imagination,[75] and is the origin of the English phrase "to wash one's hands of (the matter)", meaning to refuse further involvement with or responsibility for something. [176] One tradition states that Pilate was banished to Vienne where a Roman ruin is associated with his tomb; according to another, Pilate took refuge in a mountain (now called Mount Pilatus) in modern Switzerland, before eventually committing suicide in a lake on its summit. Herod Antipas was one of the co-conspirators who carried out the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ. "[278] These creeds are recited weekly by many Christians. [273] The trial takes place in Pilate's private stables, implying that Pilate does not think the judgment of Jesus very important, and no attempt is made to take any responsibility from Pilate for Jesus's death, which he orders without any qualms. [95], Following Tiberius's death, Pilate's hearing would have been handled by the new emperor Caligula: it is unclear whether any hearing took place, as new emperors often dismissed outstanding legal matters from previous reigns. [139] Tibor Grll believes that this could be a reference to Pilate's actual records,[138] but other scholars argue that Justin has simply invented the records as a source on the assumption that they existed without ever having verified their existence. [286] These include John 18:35 (numquid ego Iudaeus sum? This may mean they were close, since life in the administrative center of Caesarea would certainly have been more comfortable for her. Flavius Josephus. We do not know where Pontius Pilate was born. Antipas was allotted Galilee and Peraea whilst Philip was . [] Legendary or theological additions have also been made to the narrative [] Despite extensive differences, however, there is a certain agreement amongst the evangelists regarding the basic facts, an agreement which may well go beyond literary dependency and reflect actual historical events. More than 30 years earlier, his father, Herod the Great, had tried but failed to murder the young Jesus by slaughtering all the boys under two years old in Bethlehem ( Matthew 2:16 ), but Joseph, Mary and Jesus had already fled to Egypt. And all the people answered and said, "His blood be on us and on our children" (Matthew 27:24-25). [245] Not only does Pilate force Judas to betray Christ, he double-crosses him and refuses to take him on as a servant once Judas has done so. Historical and traditional accounts of the life of Pontius Pilate The circumstances surrounding Pontius Pilate's death in circa 39 A.D. are something of a mystery and a source of contention. There are three reports about the incident. [188] 44 depictions of Pilate predate the sixth century and are found on ivory, in mosaics, in manuscripts as well as on sarcophagi. Although in Latin, the name Pilate means, "skilled with the javelin." What happened to him after his biblical appearance? That is just a bit of Roman humor. [78] Demandt dismisses the notion that Pilate was involved. [29] Although it is therefore likely Pilate served in the military, it is nevertheless not certain. In the Cura sanitatis Tiberii (dated variously 5th to 7th century),[162] the emperor Tiberius is healed by an image of Jesus brought by Saint Veronica, Saint Peter then confirms Pilate's report on Jesus's miracles, and Pilate is exiled by the emperor Nero, after which he commits suicide. Antiquities of the Jews 18.4.2. [271] The Pilate in the film, played by Barry Dennen, expands on John 18:38 to question Jesus on the truth and appears, in McDonough's view, as "an anxious representative of [] moral relativism". He eventually becomes a Christian himself. [279] Pilate is the only person besides Jesus and Mary mentioned by name in the creeds. After Sejanuss fall (31 ce), Pilate was exposed to sharper criticism from certain Jews, who may have capitalized on his vulnerability to obtain a legal death sentence on Jesus (John 19:12). The apocryphal but influential Gospel of Nicodemus mentions her dream and . According to Eusebius (Church History 9.2.5), these texts were distributed during the persecution of Christians conducted by the emperor Maximinus II (reigned 308313). [177] A number of traditions also connected Pilate to Germany. In Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages, Pilate became the focus of a large group of New Testament apocrypha expanding on his role in the Gospels, the Pilate cycle. The emperor in Rome is suffering from a terrible disease at this time, and hearing of Christ's healing powers, sends for him only to learn from Saint Veronica that Christ has been crucified, but she possesses a cloth with the image of his face. [1] The Samnites lived in the southern region of Italy. [152] Another early text is an apocryphal letter attributed to "Herod" (a composite character of the various Herods in the Bible), which claims to respond to a letter from Pilate in which Pilate spoke of his remorse for Jesus' crucifixion and of having had a vision of the risen Christ; "Herod" asks Pilate to pray for him. Nothing is known about his life before he became governor of Judaea, and nothing is known about the circumstances that led to his appointment to the governorship. In some cases, it is unclear if they may be referring to the same event,[54] and it is difficult to establish a chronology of events for Pilate's rule. Are you all stoics or something? He is sometimes replaced by Herod, Annas, and Caiaphas in the trial scene. Josephuss references appear to be consistent. [260], In 1986, Soviet-Kyrgiz writer Chingiz Aitmatov published a novel in Russian featuring Pilate titled Plakha (The Place of the Skull). [149] Another claims that the records were made by Pilate himself, relying on reports made to him by Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea. He and his wife are venerated in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church; their feast day is June 25. My name is pronounced "Pilate." It sounds the same as the name of the person who steers the boat or the ship - the pilot. Pilate's Life Despite their different cultures and positions, love blossoms despite themselves. [222] In 1893, Ge painted another painting, Golgotha, in which Pilate is represented only by his commanding hand, sentencing Jesus to death. [186] Pilate first appears in art on a Christian sarcophagus in 330 CE; in the earliest depictions he is shown washing his hands without Jesus being present. November 9 is the feast-day of Claudia Procula, Pontius Pilate's wife. Pilate made several bad decisions while in Judea and Sejanus had supported him and kept him our of trouble with Rome. [174] In the Golden Legend, Pilate is portrayed as closely associated with Judas, first coveting the fruit in the orchard of Judas's father Ruben, then granting Judas Ruben's property after Judas has killed his own father. For he was a doer of surprising feats a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure. But the Jewish leaders did care. [148] One version claims to have been discovered and translated by a Jewish convert named Ananias, portraying itself as the official Jewish records of the crucifixion. He drew over to him both many of the Jews and many of the Gentiles. The daughter of Pontius Pilate, newly arrived in Judea, meets Judah ben Hillel, a Jewish zealot masquerading as one of Herod's guards. Wroe, Ann. [286], The Gospels' deflection of responsibility for Jesus's crucifixion from Pilate to the Jews has been blamed for fomenting antisemitism from the Middle Ages through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. [184], Pilate is one of the most important figures in early Christian art; he is often given greater prominence than Jesus himself. He washed his hands: "When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but rather that a tumult was rising, he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this just Person. [197] In many depictions he is no longer depicted washing his hands, or is depicted washing his hands but not in the presence of Jesus, or else he is depicted in passion scenes in which the Bible does not mention him. [33] Other scholars have cast doubt on any link between Pilate and Sejanus. Tiberius made any attack on Christians punishable by death. "[52] More information on the potential fate of Pontius Pilate can be gleaned from other sources. But in the end, the fate of Pontius Pilate remains a mystery. [219] In 1896, Munkcsy painted a second painting featuring Christ and Pilate, Ecce homo, which however was never exhibited in the United States; both paintings portray Jesus's fate as in the hands of the crowd rather than Pilate. Pontius Pilate, governor of Judea, King Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee, and Perea, one of Herod the Great's sons. [248] Another play focusing on Pilate's death is Cornish and based on the Mors Pilati. [129] The name Pilatus is rare, so the ring could be associated with Pontius Pilate; however, given the cheap material, it is unlikely that he would have owned it. [7], And the expression, They pierced my hands and my feet, was used in reference to the nails of the cross which were fixed in His hands and feet. Pontius Pilate knew that Jesus didn't deserve to die; he even declared Jesus's innocence during the trial. A few years later, Pilate is brought to his father's court where he kills his half-brother. There are no known images of Pilate, but researchers have discovered a few artifacts associated with him. [80] Pilate may have judged Jesus according to the cognitio extra ordinem, a form of trial for capital punishment used in the Roman provinces and applied to non-Roman citizens that provided the prefect with greater flexibility in handling the case. The king reads in the stars that he will bear a son who will rule over many lands, so he has a miller's daughter named Pila brought to him whom he impregnates; Pilate's name thus results from the combination of the names Pila with Atus. Philo is hostile, Josephus mostly neutral, and the Gospels "comparatively friendly. [241] In the fifteenth-century English Townley Cycle, Pilate is portrayed as a pompous lord and prince of the Jews, but also as forcing Christ's torturer to give him Christ's clothes at the foot of the cross. [73] Helen Bond argues that, the evangelists' portrayals of Pilate have been shaped to a great extent by their own particular theological and apologetic concerns. Her mother was Herodias, King Herod's grand-daughter (at the time it was considered normal for royals to marry close relatives). It is possible that the ring belonged to another individual named Pilate,[130] or that it belonged to someone who worked for Pontius Pilate. Herod Antipas was the King of Galilee and a vassal to Rome. Christians, however, know what true humanity looks like, what it means to be fully human as G It became acceptable to cast Pilate as a villain and a range of myths developed describing his grisly end. "[107] Originally, the inscription would have included an abbreviated letter for Pilate's praenomen (e.g., T. for Titus or M. for Marcus). Ultimately, Pilate succumbs: Using his executive powers, he sentences Jesus . Did the people who crucified Christ go to hell or the Lake of Fire? Corrections? [259], The majority of literary texts about Pilate come from the time after the Second World War, a fact which Alexander Demandt suggests shows a cultural dissatisfaction with Pilate having washed his hands of guilt. after Pilate's deposition, he himself became ruler of Judaea. [146], The fragmentary third-century Manichaean Gospel of Mani has Pilate refer to Jesus as "the Son of God" and telling his centurions to "[k]eep this secret". [25] Like all but one other governor of Judaea, Pilate was of the equestrian order, a middle rank of the Roman nobility. There are many different conceptions of what it means to be human. [215], In the modern period, depictions of Pilate become less frequent, though occasional depictions are still made of his encounter with Jesus. [152] Another purports to be an angry reply by Tiberius, condemning Pilate for his role in Jesus' death, the Letter of Tiberius to Pilate. (59) But they threw themselves upon the ground, and laid their necks bare, and said they would take their death very willingly, rather than the wisdom of their laws should be transgressed; upon which Pilate was deeply affected with their firm resolution to keep their laws inviolable, and presently commanded the images to be carried back from Jerusalem to Cesarea.[4]. [115] The inscription read as follows: The only clear items of text are the names "Pilate" and the title quattuorvir ("IIII VIR"), a type of local city official responsible for conducting a census every five years. . Pontius Pilate's Wife. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. 1887, p. 201. 28:1-6). [236] The fifteenth-century German Benediktbeuern passion play depicts Pilate as a good friend of Herod's, kissing him in a reminiscence of the kiss of Judas. [193] New images of Pilate that appear in this period include depictions of the Ecce homo, Pilate's presentation of the scourged Jesus to the crowd in John 19:5,[194] as well as scenes deriving from the apocryphal Acts of Pilate. King Herod hears of this accomplishment and asks him to come to Palestine to aid his rule there; Pilate comes but soon usurps Herod's power. [12] The Eastern Orthodox church believes that Pilate and his wife eventually became Christians. Archpriest Oleg Stenyayev. What sort of a ruler was he generally? Pontius Pilate has been enshrined forever in the cowards' Hall of Shame. [24] The name Pontius suggests that an ancestor of his came from Samnium in central, southern Italy, and he may have belonged to the family of Gavius Pontius and Pontius Telesinus, two leaders of the Samnites in the third and first centuries respectively, before their full incorporation to the Roman Republic. In 2010, the Christian Broadcasting Network made the 52 . [57] Bond argues that the fact that Josephus says that Pilate brought in the standards by night, shows that he knew that the images of the emperor would be offensive. [32] As Tiberius had retired to the island of Capri in 26, scholars such as E. Stauffer have argued that Pilate may have actually been appointed by the powerful Praetorian Prefect Sejanus, who was executed for treason in 31. [296] Carter notes this theory arose in the context of the aftermath of the Holocaust, that the evidence that Sejanus was anti-Semitic depends entirely on Philo, and that "[m]ost scholars have not been convinced that it is an accurate or a fair picture of Pilate."[297]. [28] According to the cursus honorum established by Augustus for office holders of equestrian rank, Pilate would have had a military command before becoming prefect of Judaea; Alexander Demandt speculates that this could have been with a legion stationed at the Rhine or Danube. Tradition adds that Pilate died in Vienne, France on the Rhone or on Mount Pilatus, Switzerland. "[256] Pilate becomes obsessed with his guilt for having killed Jesus. Paperback. McClintock and Strong. Pilate owed his appointment to the influence of Sejanus. This document, allegedly derived from Pilate's own records, says that he and his wife became believers in Jesus. The fact that some Christians believed it is interesting at best. "Am I a Jew? [76] Discussing the paucity of extra-biblical mentions of the crucifixion, Alexander Demandt argues that the execution of Jesus was probably not seen as a particularly important event by the Romans, as many other people were crucified at the time and forgotten. [207], The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries see fewer depictions of Pilate, although he generally appears in cycles of artwork on the passion. : the final authority concerned in the condemnation and execution of Jesus Christ. [22] If it means "skilled with the javelin," it is possible that Pilate won the cognomen for himself while serving in the Roman military;[20] it is also possible that his father acquired the cognomen through military skill. A second inscription, which has since been lost,[114] has historically been associated with Pontius Pilate. Both Daniel Schwartz and Alexander Demandt do not think this especially likely. [287], The main ancient sources on Pilate offer very different views on his governorship and personality. Pilate died 39 A.D. The second-century pagan philosopher Celsus polemically asked why, if Jesus was God, God had not punished Pilate, indicating that he did not believe that Pilate shamefully committed suicide. [94] This dates the end of Pilate's governorship to 36/37. [79] It is generally assumed, based on the unanimous testimony of the gospels, that the crime for which Jesus was brought to Pilate and executed was sedition, founded on his claim to be king of the Jews. The leader of the Samaritan group had promised that He would show them those sacred vessels which were laid under that place, because Moses put them there.[9] But Pilate sent his troops and defeated them before they arrived at Mt. [46] Unlike his predecessor, Valerius Gratus, Pilate retained the same high priest, Joseph ben Caiaphas, for his entire tenure. [172], The trial and judgment of Jesus then happens as in the gospels. Pontius Pilate served as the prefect of Judaea from 26 to 36 A.D. [58] She dates this incident to early in Pilate's tenure as governor. His famous father, Herod the Great had also passed away. Thus says the LORD, Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches; but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me . [42], Pilate was subordinate to the legate of Syria; however, for the first six years in which he held office, Syria's legate Lucius Aelius Lamia was absent from the region, something which Helen Bond believes may have presented difficulties to Pilate. And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow. [20] His praenomen (first name) is unknown;[21] his cognomen Pilatus might mean "skilled with the javelin (pilum)," but it could also refer to the pileus or Phrygian cap, possibly indicating that one of Pilate's ancestors was a freedman. Tertullian, the late, great 2nd-century Christian theologian and apologist was convinced of this as was the 4th century Saint . [233] In Arnoul Grban's fifteenth-century Passion, Pilate instructs the flagellators on how best to whip Jesus. A Tale of Two Cities by Dickens doesn't come anywhere near. This is the first known usage of the motif of Pilate being influenced and corrupted by the Devil in Medieval Art. His rule began in 26 CE and lasted until early in 37 CE (Josephus, Antiquities 18.32f, 35, 89). [178], The town of Tarragona in modern Spain possesses a first-century Roman tower, which, since the eighteenth-century, has been called the "Torre del Pilatos," in which Pilate is claimed to have spent his last years. [45], As governor, Pilate had the right to appoint the Jewish High Priest and also officially controlled the vestments of the High Priest in the Antonia Fortress. (" ?") But the Jewish leaders did care. Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week . [59] Daniel Schwartz and Alexander Demandt both suggest that this incident is in fact identical with "the incident with the shields" reported in Philo's Embassy to Gaius, an identification first made by the early church historian Eusebius. Her grand-father was the notorious King Herod, who executed most of his family and was said to have murdered the Innocents when Jesus was born. All Rights Reserved. Later, Pilate in his own words stated that Jesus was crucified in his official record, Acts of Pilate, which was sent to Rome and archived there for others to read. According to Eusebius of Caesareas Ecclesiastical History, Pontius Pilate killed himself on orders from the emperor Caligula sometime after 36 CE. [69] She argues that "[i]t is not only possible but quite likely that Pilate's governorship contained many such brief outbreaks of trouble about which we know nothing. [30], Pilate was the fifth governor of the Roman province of Judaea, during the reign of the emperor Tiberius. 1999, p. 14. Pontius Pilate was the Roman prefect (governor) of Judaea (2636 CE) who presided at the trial of Jesus and gave the order for his crucifixion. [151] Two of these include purported reports made by Pilate to the emperor (the Anaphora Pilati to Emperor Tiberius and the Letter of Pilate to Claudius to Claudius) on the crucifixion, in which Pilate recounts Jesus' death and resurrection, blaming the Jews. As a result, pressure was applied by the Jewish Sanhedrin (Luke 23:2-7) upon Pilate. [2] In short, the traditions are in conflict and we do not really know where Pilate was born or his life as a teenager or young adult. [240] In the Wakefield plays, Pilate is portrayed as wickedly evil, describing himself as Satan's agent (mali actoris) while plotting Christ's torture so as to extract the most pain. At some point in 36 AD, a group of Samaritans from Samaria, who were followers of another messiah there, most likely called Dositheos, had begun excavating Mount Gerizim in the belief that they would find riches and artifacts there associated with the Hebrew prophet Moses. [187] In later images he is typically shown washing his hands of guilt in Jesus' presence. According to some, Pilate killed himself while in exile to Gallia. Ignatius further dates Jesus's birth, passion, and resurrection during Pilate's governorship in his epistle to the Magnesians (11.1). Josephus states his inferential judgment that Pilate was deeply affected with their firm resolution, suggesting his own strength of character. [229] While in some plays Pilate is opposed to the Jews and condemns them, in others he describes himself as a Jew or supports their wish to kill Christ. Pilate is presented as a materialist pessimist who believes mankind will soon destroy itself, whereas Jesus offers a message of hope. What do we know about Pontius Pilate? The Byzantine chronicler George Kedrenos (c.1100) wrote that Pilate was condemned by Caligula to die by being left in the sun enclosed in the skin of a freshly slaughtered cow, together with a chicken, a snake, and a monkey. Medieval art frequently portrayed scenes of Pilate and Jesus, often in the scene where he washes his hands of guilt for Jesus's death. [116] The inscription was formerly found outside the church of St. Secundus, where it had been copied from a presumed original. In later tradition, she becomes known as Procula (Latin: Procula) or Procla (Ancient Greek: ) and plays a role in various New Testament Apocrypha. "), John 19:5 (Ecce homo, "Behold the man! M. P. Charlesworth argues that Pilate was "a man whose character and capacity fell below those of the ordinary provincial official [] in ten years he had piled blunder on blunder in his scorn for and misunderstanding of the people he was sent to rule. "[88] Raymond E. Brown argued that the Gospels' portrayal of Pilate cannot be considered historical, since Pilate is always described in other sources (The Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews of Josephus and Embassy to Gaius of Philo) as a cruel and obstinate man. [77] In Ignatius's epistles to the Trallians (9.1) and to the Smyrnaeans (1.2), the author attributes Jesus's persecution under Pilate's governorship. Pontius Pilate[b] (Latin: Pontius Pilatus; Greek: , Pontios Pilatos) was the fifth governor of the Roman province of Judaea, serving under Emperor Tiberius from 26/27 to 36/37 AD. Except for Pilate, who was a leader blackmailed by the Judaic structures that were against Christ. Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. First Apology 35. He and his wife are portrayed as Christian converts and sometimes martyrs. "), and John 19:22 (Quod scripsi, scripsi, "What I have written, I have written"). [264] During the Ecce homo scene, the eagle stands in the background between Jesus and Pilate, with a wing above each figure; after hesitantly condemning Jesus, Pilate passes back to the eagle, which is now framed beside him, showing his isolation in his decision and, McDonough suggests, causing the audience to question how well he has served the emperor. [99], The church historian Eusebius (Church History 2.7.1), writing in the early fourth century, claims that "tradition relates that" Pilate committed suicide after he was recalled to Rome due to the disgrace he was in. Church ; their feast day is June 25 Jesus, Pontius Pilate might be just another in... 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