Pontius Pilate in History and Interpretation (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521631143)

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: 0521631149
ISBN-13: 9780521631143
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/28/1999
Pages: 276
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.66w x 0.87d
Binding Color: Blue
Binding Material: Cloth