I understand that Pilate was a particularly brutal man, but has history, or the lack thereof, given Judas and Pilate a raw deal?

-- Mark Advent (adventm5477@earthlink.net), April 24, 2004

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judas no, God tells us it would be better for him if he had never been born.

pilate doesnt seem to be portrayed as unreasonable at all.

-- paul h (dontSendMeMail@notAnAddress.com), April 24, 2004.

Is Pilate's mention in the Creed mostly a historical reference?

-- Mark Advent (adventm5477@earthlink.net), April 24, 2004.

Hey,

If you read Bishop Eusebius' "History of the Church" (c. 300-330 AD), there is an interesting account of Pilate after Jesus died and rose. I can't recall the details, but Eusebius (the Church's only and foremost historian of that time) draws accounts of what was happening in Rome, and mentions stuff that happened to Pilate.

-- Andrew Paul Staupe (stau0085@umn.edu), April 24, 2004.

God said that the sins of those who handed him over to Pilate, were greater.

-- Abraham T (lijothengil@yahoo.com), April 25, 2004.

Abraham,

You're right. Have you seen the "Passion of the Christ"? I think Lem Gibson does a really great job portraying Pilate not as this brute Roman procurator, but really shows what Pilate could very well have been like. We know that Pilate wanted to free him (why? cause he saw something all us Christians see in Christ?), but was scared by the crowds. Just knowing that takes alot of assumption on Pilate as being this terrible evil dictator.

-- Andrew Staupe (stau0085@umn.edu), April 25, 2004.

Actually, he may have been both. Human Behaviour is remarkabley complexe, and can manifest many differing behaviours all in a single person.

For instance, Pilate could have been a savage brute to maintian controle, but met Jesus and hesitated in Criucifyign him, less because he wa simpressed personallyh by Jesus, but more because many supported him. This could cause a riot.

Or, Pilate could hae simpley been moved by jesus himself, even though he is a cruel and vicious man.

Inded, even Adolf Hitler took pity and showed Mercty on a few rare individuals. This is not unheard of for men of hard hearts and a cruel demenour.

-- ZAROVE (ZAROFF3@JUNO.COM), April 25, 2004.

Zarove,

Have you read Eusebius' accounts of Pilate in the History of the Church? I think you would find it interesting~ God Bless

-- Andrew Staupe (stau0085@umn.edu), April 25, 2004.

Eusibus I have read, however, tis does not negate what i said. Human behaviour is quiet capable of copexity.

I am sayign that, ispite what soem critics maintan, the Gospel accounts are actually armonisable with the generlaly accepted history.

-- ZAROVE (ZAROFF3@JUNO.COM), April 25, 2004.