Pontius Pilate in History and Interpretation (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521616201)

This study reconstructs the life of Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor responsible for the execution of Jesus. The first section provides the historical and archaeological background. The following chapters look at six first-century authors: Philo, Josephus and the four gospel writers. Each chapter asks how Pilate is being used as a literary character in each work, why each author describes Pilate in a different way, and what this tells us about the relationship between each author and the Roman state.

Author: Helen K. Bond
ISBN-10: 0521616204
ISBN-13: 9780521616201
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/02/2004
Pages: 276
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.62d
Binding Material: Paper