We recall in John 18 the trial of Jesus before Pontius Pilate and those few words of Jesus, which prompted the question asked by Pilate. Jesus had said, “I was born for this; I’ve come into the world ...

It can’t have been easy for Pontius Pilate—Roman governor of a fairly minor province. This wouldn’t have been the most plumb of political appointments, right on the edge of things, responsible for a ...

Perhaps you’ve heard the ancient parable from India about the blind men and the elephant. In a small village several blind men heard that an elephant had been brought to their village and never having ...

“Pilate asked him, ‘So you are a king?’ Jesus answered, ‘You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth ...

It’s a straightforward part of the Easter story: The Roman governor Pontius Pilate had Jesus of Nazareth killed by his soldiers. He imposed a sentence that Roman judges often inflicted on social ...

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Christians across the world will gather this weekend to commemorate the passion — the Biblical story of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion. Jesus’ date remains the source of much debate, though it is widely ...