pontius pilate

  1. JohnRemnant

    The Pilate Stone

    LATIN (with suggested reconstruction) [DIS AUGUSTI]S TIBERIEUM [. . . . PO]NTIUS PILATUS [. . .PRAEF]ECTUS IUDA[EA]E [. .FECIT D]E[DICAVIT] TRANSLATION by K. C. Hanson & Douglas E. Oakman " To the honorable gods (this) Tiberium Pontius Pilate, Prefect of Judea, had dedicated". Wasn’t...
  2. 2PhiloVoid

    What can we learn when Nietzsche preaches Pilate ... ?

    As a Christian who takes various educational cues from philosophers of all kinds in order to scour the landscape of human thought for God's Truth, a particular cue I've taken is from Christian philosopher, Merold Westphal, who is a favorite of mine. One of Westphal's books is titled, Suspicion...
  3. Quid est Veritas?

    Sejanus, Pilate and the dating of the Crucifixion

    Lucius Aelius Sejanus was the prefect of the Praetorian Guard from 14 - 31 AD under Tiberius. He was a shrewd operator, an equestrian who managed by intrigue and effectiveness to rise to become the second man of the Empire. Once Tiberius withdrew to Capri, he functionally ran the Empire before...