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MrMacSon

Perhaps you could point out exactly what, in your above three posts, suggests that Pilate first arrived in Judea in 26 c.e. What, in your above posts, would contradict the opinion of Daniel Schwartz and Steve Mason that Pilate arrived earlier than that date - i.e. around 18/19 c.e.

Daniel Schwartz: Studies in the Jewish Background of Christianity . Page 200. Chart detailing Schwartz chronology. Page 190. Antiquities Historical Details Years 18.33b-35 V. Gratus governorship; Pilate appointed. 14/15 - ? 18.36-38 Antipas builds Tiberius 19-21 18.39-54 "At that time" Pa...

FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS VOLUME 1B JUDEAN WAR 2 TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BY STEVE MASON Pilate’s dates in office are usually given as 26-36 CE, on the strength of Ant. 18.35, which has his predecessor Valerius Gratus in Judea for 11 years, and 18.89, which gives Pilate 10 years in office, a calculation t...

Perhaps the ambiguity raises the question ' if more is at play', rather than 'suggests that more is at play'. :consternation: Perhaps the ambiguity in Josephus * raises the question ' if more is at play*, rather than 'suggests that more is at play'. Take your pick and run with it..... ;)

Ambiguity in Josephus regarding both the arrival and the departure of Pilate suggests that more is at play here than the length of Pilate's rule in Judea. Perhaps the ambiguity raises the question ' if more is at play', rather than 'suggests that more is at play'. :consternation: What do you mean b...

Surprising List of Scholars Who Date Pilate to 18 CE http://earlywritings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=797 Josephus and Dating Pilate http://earlywritings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=809&p=17360 The Chronology and Tenure of Pontius Pilate, New Evidence for Re-dating the Period of Office. Jud...

Not only is the usual date for the arrival of Pontius Pilate in Judea questionable - there are also historical problems with his removal from office. Daniel Schwartz: Studies in the Jewish Background to Christianity: Pontius Pilate's Suspension from Office: Chronology and Sources T h e P r o b l e m...

... As demonstrated by Daniel Schwartz, Pilate was in Judea from 18 c.e. to 36/37 c.e. - approximately 19 or so years, an unusually long period of time. Livius says otherwise re Pilates starting year and tenure - Pontius Pilate was the Roman governor of Judaea from 26 CE to 36 CE; in this capacity,...

<snip> So, to put a hypothesis out there plainly, I would like to suggest that the stereotyped phrase "before Pontius Pilate" in connection with Jesus' suffering and death found in second century writing connected with the Roman church had a certain propaganda value. Without actually nami...

The simple answer is that the gospel story is a condensing of Jewish/Hasmonean history I agree there is some condensation present in the gospels, but I doubt if this condensation has something to do with the Hasmoneans. Instead there are indications that the gospels have been written by an anti-Has...