Throughout history, Christians have often believed Pontius Pilate was reluctant to condemn Jesus. History suggests otherwise, ...

Brutal tyrant or reluctant judge? Pilate’s encounter with Christ exposes the cost of power, fear, and placating the crowd.

The early church believed that after his death Christ descended into hell in order to rescue the souls of the righteous.

The New Testament Gospels say so. The Nicene Creed, one of Christianity’s key statements of faith, says Jesus “was crucified under Pontius Pilate.” The testimony of Paul, the first person ...

Although I should be relieved at being left out of the debate, I know Brown and Maranatha intend to include me under ... Jesus was neither an imperialist nor a bigot. There is a biblical figure who ...

as you say reflected later in the Christian story by Pontius Pilate who by washing his own hands was attempting to atone for his responsibility for the death of Jesus. It leaves one to wonder if ...

“If it seems that we are more Roman than Christian these days, it can help to recall that the hero of Easter is Jesus and not Pontius Pilate.” Joshua Bessex [email protected] For ...

The Roman governor Pontius Pilate had Jesus of Nazareth killed by his soldiers. He imposed a sentence that Roman judges often ...

'Ecce Homo' (Behold the Man), by 19th-century painter Antonio Ciseri, depicts Pontius Pilate presenting Jesus to a crowd in Jerusalem. Tungsten/Galleria d'Arte Moderna via Wikimedia Commons ...