Studies in the Bible and Antiquity
Keywords
Pontius Pilate, Biblical studies, religious scholarship
Abstract
Whenever a new movie depicts the events associated with the Gospel accounts of Jesus’s passion, it must decide how to portray the Roman governor Pontius Pilate. Was Pilate a pawn in the hands of the Jewish leaders? Was he acting independently according to his own imperium? What responsibility did the Roman governor bear in the trial and condemnation of Jesus? These questions are not new, for early Christians dealt with the same issues and came to a variety of conclusions.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Judd, Frank F. Jr.
(2016)
"Perspectives about Pontius Pilate in the Ante-Nicene Fathers,"
Studies in the Bible and Antiquity: Vol. 8, Article 9.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sba/vol8/iss1/9