Pontius Pilate: Portraits of a Roman Governor

by Warren Carter

Overview

Pontius Pilate examines the portraits of this Roman governor found in the Gospels. Unlike some discussions of Pilate, this one takes Pilate's role as governor and representative of Roman imperial power seriously. It views Pilate predominantly as a strong, efficient, and astute governor, not as a weak and indecisive man, pressured into killing Jesus against Pilate's convictions. The conclusion considers some of the ethical and theological issues the scenes involving Pilate raise for contemporary readers.

Chapters are "Would the Real Pilate Please Stand Up?" "Reading the Gospel Accounts of Pilate," "Governors and the Roman Imperial System," "Mark's Pilate," "Matthew's Pilate," "Luke's Pilate," and "John's Pilate."

Warren Carter, Ph.D., is professor of New Testament at Saint Paul School of Theology, Kansas City, Missouri. He has published numerous scholarly and ecclesial publications.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780814651131
Publisher:	Liturgical Press
Publication date:	07/01/2003
Series:	Interfaces
Pages:	162
Product dimensions:	6.04(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.49(d)

About the Author

Warren Carter is the LaDonna Kramer Meinders Professor of New Testament at Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is the author of eighteen books and is a regular presenter at scholarly conferences and in church contexts.

Table of Contents

Contents
Preface   vii
Introduction   xi
Abbreviations   xiii
CHAPTER ONE
  Would the Real Pilate Please Stand Up?   1
CHAPTER TWO
  Reading the Gospel Accounts of Pilate   21
CHAPTER THREE
  Governors and the Roman Imperial System   35
CHAPTER FOUR
  Mark's Pilate   55
CHAPTER FIVE
   Matthew's Pilate   75
CHPATER SIX
  Luke's Pilate   101
CHAPTER SEVEN
  John's Pilate   127
Conclusion   153
Bibliography of Classical Works Cited   161