The Pilate Stone is the name of a block of limestone with a carved inscription attributed to Pontius Pilate, a prefect of the Roman-controlled province of Iudaea from 26-36. Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 Kingdom of Judea redirects here For the 10th-6th century BCE kingdom see Kingdom of Judah Iudaea ( Hebrew: יהודה Standard Year 26 was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Year 36 was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Pilate is infamous as being the man who condemned Jesus Christ to a painful scourging and death by crucifixion c. 33. Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) Flagellation is the act of whipping (Latin flagellum, "whip" the human body Crucifixion (from Latin crucifixio, noun of process crucifixio, from perfect passive participle crucifixus, fixed to a cross from Circa (often abbreviated c, ca, ca or cca and sometimes Italicized to show it is Latin) means "about" Year 33 was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar.
The partial inscription reads (conjectural letters in brackets):
- [DIS AUGUSTI]S TIBERIEUM
- [PO]NTIUS PILATUS
- [PRAEF]ECTUS IUDA[EA]E
- [FECIT D]E[DICAVIT]
The 82 cm x 65 cm (2'. 7") x (2'. 1") limestone block, which was found in 1961 in an excavation of an ancient amphitheater (built by decree of Herod the Great c. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An amphitheatre (alternatively amphitheater) is an open-air venue for spectator sports concerts rallies or theatrical performances Herod (הוֹרְדוֹס Horodos, Greek: Herōdes) also known as Herod I or Herod the Great (73 BC – 4 BC in Jericho 30 BC), called Caesarea Maritima in the present city of Caesarea-on-the-Sea (also called Maritima). Year 30 BC was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Caesarea Maritima (Greek παράλιος Καισάρεια called Caesarea Palaestina from 133 CE onwards was a city and Harbor built by Herod the Great Caesarea (קיסריה Qesarya قيسارية pronounced Kaysaria) is a town in Israel on the outskirts of Caesarea Maritima, the ancient port On the partially damaged block is a dedication to Tiberius Caesar Augustus. Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus (or Tiberius I) born Tiberius Claudius Nero (November 16 42 BC – March 16 AD 37) was the second Roman It has been deemed as an authentic archaeological find due to the area in which it was discovered: the coastal town of Caesarea, which was the seat of power of Iudaea during the government of Pontius Pilate. Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos The following entries cover events related to the study of Archaeology which occurred in the listed year A Roman governor was an official either elected or appointed to be the chief administrator of Roman law throughout one or more of the many provinces constituting the Pilate also maintained a residence at Antonia Fortress in Jerusalem, but, outside of his annual trek to oversee the Passover celebration, he seldom visited Jerusalem. The Antonia Fortress was a military barracks built by Herod the Great in Jerusalem on the site of an earlier Hasmonean stronghold named after Herod's patron Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the Passover ( Hebrew, Yiddish: פֶּסַח Pesach, Tiberian: pɛsaħ Israeli: Pesah, Pesakh, Yiddish Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the During Passover, Jerusalem's population swelled and the possibility of outbreaks of violence increased. Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the Pilate's presence was to quell a rebellion before it started. Keeping the peace was of vital importance not only to Pontius Pilate, but to Yhosef Bar Kayafa (Joseph son of Caiaphas), the high priest of Jerusalem's Jewish ruling council, the Sanhedrin. Yosef Bar Kayafa ( Hebrew יוסף בַּר קַיָּפָא joˑsef bar qayːɔfɔʔ (which translates as Joseph son of Caiaphas) also known simply as Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut The Sanhedrin (סנהדרין συνέδριον ''synedrion'', "sitting together" hence " assembly " or "council" was an assembly Caiaphas had been appointed high priest by Pilate's predecessor, Valerius Gratus c. Yosef Bar Kayafa ( Hebrew יוסף בַּר קַיָּפָא joˑsef bar qayːɔfɔʔ (which translates as Joseph son of Caiaphas) also known simply as Valerius Gratus was Roman Prefect or procurator of Judea under Tiberius, AD 15 - 26. 18, and Pilate retained him. Year 18 was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. [1] The two men likely despised each other, but a rebellion would have done neither man any good. Thus, they shared a tenuous peace.
This is the only archaeological find with an inscription mentioning the name "Pontius Pilatus".
The Pilate Stone is currently located at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Israel Museum Jerusalem (מוזיאון ישראל ירושלים Muze'on Yisrael Yerushalayim) was founded in 1965 as Israel 's National museum.
References
- Sacred Connections.co.uk
- Vardaman, Jerry. "A New Inscription Which Mentions Pilate as 'Prefect'. " Journal of Biblical Literature 81 (1962) 70-71. Journal of Biblical Literature ( JBL) is one of three theological journals published by the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL
External links
- A photo and overview of the "Pilate Stone"
- Web page about Caesarea, the amphitheater, and the Pilate Stone.
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