Postać Poncjusza Piłata w świetle źródeł żydowskich i rzymskich

Abstract

The article presents Pontius Pilate in Jewish and Roman sources. The first to mention him was Philo of Alexandria in his work Legatio ad Caium. Philo quotes a letter of Agrippa I, which contains a critical account of Pilate’s relations with the Jews in Judea. Many more descriptions can be found in Flavius Josephus’s works. Flavius writes about several skirmishes between the Roman prefect and the local people. The article also discusses research on the “Pilate Stone” from Cesarea Maritima, which confirms the title of “prefect” borne by Judean governors from 6 through 41 A.D. Also, it refers to the characterization of Christians penned by Tacitus, who mentions Pilate as the judge in the case of Jesus of Nazareth.