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Elizabeth Anderson Period 4

Pontius Pilate. Elizabeth Anderson Period 4. Background. Little to nothing is know of Pilate in his youth. There are traditions that link his birthplace to a small village in central Italy, or even he was born in Scotland.

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Elizabeth Anderson Period 4

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  1. Pontius Pilate Elizabeth Anderson Period 4

  2. Background • Little to nothing is know of Pilate in his youth. There are traditions that link his birthplace to a small village in central Italy, or even he was born in Scotland. • It was discovered he was titled the “Prefect” of the Roman providence Judaea, similar to a position of governor back in AD 26-36 serving under Emperor Tiberius. • Early apocryphal accounts note that Pilate suffered misfortune in the reign of Caligula, was exiled to Gaul and eventually committed suicide there.

  3. Biblical/Historical Significance • Pilate was traditionally thought to have been a military and tax collecting procurator, but in 1961, a block of limestone was found in the Roman theatre at Caesarea, the capital of Judea, which had a damaged dedication by Pilate of a Tiberieum, which states that he was prefect of Judea. • He is said to have displayed a serious lack of empathy for Jewish belief, for example by displaying Roman religious symbols and taking their Temple funds to make an aqueduct. • Pilate responded harshly to the resulting unrest, and in the year 36 he used arrests and executions to stop religious uprisings.

  4. Biblical/Historical Significance • Pilate hesitates to condemn Jesus until "the Jews" insist, in which he is best known in the New Testament as the judge at Jesus’ trail and the man who authorized Jesus’ crucifixion on the cross. • This account is often considered to be an effort by early Christians to place the blame for Jesus' execution on the Jews.

  5. Myths Associated Antonio Ciseri’s painting of Pilate presenting Jesus to the people of Jerusalem.

  6. Symbols Associated • The Romans issued this coin during the time that Pilate governed Judaea. • The coin displays the curved stick that was the symbol of the Roman priest that forecast the future. • The Jews considered it offensive to their religion to be forced to use coins depicting pagan symbols.

  7. Works Cited • http://cojs.org/cojswiki/Pagan_Coin,_26-36_CE • http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/po/Pontius_Pilate • http://atheism.about.com/od/biblepeoplenewtestament/p/PontiusPilate.htm

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