The Innocence of Pontius Pilate: How the Roman Trial of Jesus Shaped History

by David Lloyd Dusenbury

Book Overview

The gospels and ancient historians agree: Jesus was sentenced to death by Pontius Pilate, the Roman imperial prefect in Jerusalem. To this day, Christians of all churches confess that Jesus died 'under Pontius Pilate'. But what exactly does that mean?

Within decades of Jesus' death, Christians began suggesting that it was the Judaean authorities who had crucified Jesus--a notion later echoed in the Qur'an. In the third century, one philosopher...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197764924
• ISBN13: 9780197764923
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 411 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.6" x 5.7" x 8.2"