Archaeologists have documented over 100 previously overlooked inscriptions at Egypt's ancient amethyst mines, including Roman ...
Nearly 2,000 years ago, someone at a Judean hilltop fortress pressed a cheap copper-alloy ring into wax or clay, leaving behind the Greek inscription ΠΙΛΑΤΟ — “Pilato.” The letters appear on both ...
On The Innocence of Pontius Pilate, by David Lloyd Dusenbury. To make that case, Dusenbury digs deep into ancient responses to Jesus’s trial, be they Christian, Jewish, or pagan. Luke, in his gospel ...
During a Visit to the Biennale, the Good, the Bad, and the Bungled The Innocence of Pontius Pilate: How the Roman Trial of Jesus Shaped History, by David Lloyd Dusenbury (Oxford University Press, 272 ...
We know the man, and we know his name. He is infamous for his contributions to Jesus’ suffering and death. Though his name is immortalized through the recitation of the Creed each Sunday, Pontius ...
An illustration of Jesus carrying his cross (rudall30/Getty Images) In The Innocence of Pontius Pilate, David Lloyd Dusenbury argues that the trial of Jesus by Pontius Pilate helped bring about modern ...