Jesus in History - Archaeology: The Pontius Pilate Inscription |
| In 1961 archaeologists found a stone inscription at Caesarea in Palestine. It came from a temple that Pontius Pilate built there in honour of the Roman Emperor Tiberius, (called a Tiberieum). It says in Latin: | ||
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"TIBERIEUM (PON)TIUS PILATUS (PRAEF)ECTUSIUD" |
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The Pilate Inscription Photograph by David Makepeace |
Detail of the Inscription Photograph by David Makepeace |
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| The Bible says that Pontius Pilate was the Roman Governor who ordered Jesus to be killed (Matthew chapter 27 verses 11 - 26). | ||
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Johanan - The Crucified Man |