Pilate is cast in a partly sympathetic light in the bible but would his role have been? Finding Jesus: Faith, Fact, Forgery returns for a second season, as it seeks to shed light on the historical ...

Pontius Pilate woke up one morning to meet Jesus Christ and a rabid mob demanding Jesus’ crucifixion. The Roman prefect, or governor, was very discomfited especially after getting a message from his ...

A central figure of the Passion narratives and one of the best historically established figures of the Christian Testament, Pontius Pilate rarely escapes caricature in portrayals of him. In the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yes, Pontius Pilate is the man who oversaw the trial and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. But Ben Daniels, who plays him in NBC’s live ...

It’s a straightforward part of the Easter story: The Roman governor Pontius Pilate had Jesus of Nazareth killed by his soldiers. He imposed a sentence that Roman judges often inflicted on social ...

At critical moments preceding the crucifixion of Jesus, the evangelists introduced the most dramatic scenes of the death narrative. When the priests presented Jesus to Pilate for him to pronounce the ...

During the House debate on the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, Rep. Barry Loudermilk closed his remarks with a statement that drew its own headlines. "Before you take this ...

We live in an age of Pilate politics. Pontius Pilate is a familiar figure to many of us, especially on this Easter weekend. He was the Roman governor of Judea and Samaria, tasked with collecting taxes ...

Easter is the single most important date in the Christian calendar and it is preceded by Good Friday, which this year fell on April 2. Good Friday commemorates Jesus Christ's crucifixion, which ...

Yes, Pontius Pilate is the man who oversaw the trial and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. But Ben Daniels, who plays him in NBC's live broadcast of Jesus Christ Superstar, considers Pilate's introduction ...