Little enough is still known about Pilate, but mythology has filled the gap. A body of fiction built up around the dramatic figure of Pontius Pilate, about whom the Christian faithful hungered to learn more than the canonical gospels revealed. Eusebius (Historia Ecclesiae book ii: 7), quotes some early apocryphal accounts that he does not name, which already relate that Pilate fell under misfortunes in the reign of Caligula (AD 37 - 41), was exiled to Gaul and eventually committed suicide there, in Vienne. Other details come from less ...

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According to the New Testament, Jesus was brought to Pilate by the Jewish authorities in Jerusalem after they had arrested him, questioned him, and received answers from him that they considered blasphemous. Pilate's main question to Jesus was whether he considered himself to be the "King of the Jews". In the continuing interrogation by Pilate, related in the Gospel of John, Jesus states that he "came into the world ... to bear witness to the truth; and all who are on the side of truth listen to my voice", to which Pilate repli ...

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According to the New Testament, Jesus was brought to Pilate by the Jewish authorities in Jersusalem after they had arrested him, questioned him, and received answers from him that they considered blasphemous. Pilate's main question to Jesus was whether he considered himself to be the "King of the Jews". In the continuing interrogation by Pilate, related in the Gospel of John, Jesus states that he "came into the world ... to bear witness to the truth; and all who are on the side of truth listen to my voice", to which Pilate repl ...

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According to the Christian Gospel accounts, Pilate presided at the trial of Jesus of Nazareth and, despite stating that he found him not guilty of a crime meriting death, handed him over to crucifixion. Pilate is famous primarily as a crucial character in the New Testament account of Jesus; but most of the information about him comes from the accounts of the 1st century Jewish historiographer Josephus (for more detail, see the entry Josephus on Jesus). Pilate is said to have displayed a serious lack of empathy for Jewish sensibilities, for example by displaying Roman battle standards. The ...

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PILATES METHOD

Pilates is a series of movements, done from a sitting, reclining, kneeling, or standing position, designed to increase strength and flexibility, release tension, and relieve chronic neck and back pain. Developed by German-born Joseph Pilates in the 1920s, this method combines elements of Eastern and Western disciplines, including yoga, tai chi, and ancient Greek and Roman exercise protocols.

Specially designed apparatus are used for stretching and strengthening exercises and can be calibrated to the client’s needs. Repatterning movements and proper breathing techniques are important components of the training.

The Pilates method is used in physical rehabilitation and is popular with athletes and performance artists, as well as those seeking to improve body conditioning.

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List of names for the Biblical nameless - The Magi. Names: Balthasar, Melchior, and Caspar (or Gaspar) Source: European folklore Names: Hor, Basanater, and Karsudan Source: The Book of Adam, an apocryphal Ethiopian text Names: Larvandad, Hormisdas, and Gushnasaph Source: Syrian Christ ...

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List of names for the Biblical nameless - Wives of the antediluvian patriarchs. Source: the apocryphal book of Jubilees Appears in the Bible at: Genesis 4-5 The book of Jubilees provides names for a host of unnamed Biblical characters, including wives for most of the antediluvian patriarchs. The last in the series is Noah's wife, to whom it gives the name of Emzara. Other ...

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Via Dolorosa

(Latin, "sorrowful road")

The route in Jerusalem traditionally believed to have been taken by Jesus from Pilate's judgment hall to the place of crucifixion.

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Various authors and musicians have credited The Master and Margarita as inspiration for certain works. Salman Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses, for example, clearly was influenced by Bulgakov's masterwork. The Rolling Stones have said the novel was key in their song "Sympathy for the Devil". The grunge band Pearl Jam were influenced by the novel's confrontation between Yeshua Ha-Notsri, that is, Jesus, and Pontius Pilate for their 1998 "Yield" album song, "Pilate". The Lawrence Arms based their album The Greatest Story ...

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The Christian practices of baptism and foot-washing are instances of ablution. Pilate declared himself innocent of the blood of Jesus by washing his hands (Matt. 27:24). This act of Pilate may not, however, have been borrowed from the custom of the Jews. The same practice was common among the Greeks and Romans. The Pharisees carried the practice of ablution to great excess, thereby claiming extraordinary purity (Matt. 23:25). Mark (7:1-5) refers to the ceremonial ablutions. The Pharisees washed their hands "oft," more correctly ...

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The origin of this custom has been much disputed, and many ludicrous solutions have been suggested, e.g. that it is a farcical commemoration of Christ being sent from Annas to Caiaphas, from Caiaphas to Pilate, from Pilate to Herod, and from Herod back again to Pilate, the crucifixion having taken place about the 1st of April. What seems certain is that it is in some way or other a relic of those once universal festivities held at the vernal equinox, which, beginning on old New Year's day, the 25th of March, ended on the 1st of ...

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The origin of this custom has been much disputed, and many theories have been suggested, e.g. that it is a farcical commemoration of Christ being sent from Annas to Caiaphas, from Caiaphas to Pilate, from Pilate to Herod, and from Herod back again to Pilate, the crucifixion having taken place about the 1st of April. What seems certain is that it is in some way or other a relic of those once universal festivities held at the vernal equinox, which, beginning on old New Year's day, the 25th of March, ended on the 1st of April. Thi ...

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No name for this soldier is given in the Gospels; the name Longinus comes from a version of the apocryphal Acts of Pilate. The spear used is known as the Spear of Destiny, or Lance of Longinus, and figures in the Holy Grail mythos. In some medieval folklore, e.g. the Golden Legend, the touch of Jesus's blood cures his blindness. Longinus is revered as a martyr in the Eastern Orthodoxy, with anecdotal details introduced to reinforce the duplicity of the Jews in the lore that accumulated around these supposed witnesses to the crucifixi ...

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Joseph - Religious figures. Joseph, ** The Tribe of Joseph, named after Joseph, son of Jacob, consists of the Tribe of Ephraim and the Tribe of Manasseh. Saint Joseph of Nazareth is a figure from the New Testament prominent in Christianity, who was husband of Mary and thus step-father of Jesus. Joseph of Arimathea, from the New Testament, acquired the body of Jesus from Pontius Pilate. Joseph is the ...

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Physical therapy and exercise, along with medication, are at the heart of therapy for ankylosing spondylitis. Ankylosing spondylitis - Physical therapy. Stretching - yoga, pilates Exercise - swimming, jogging, etc. Ankylosing spondylitis - Medication. There are four major types of medications used to treat ankylosing spondylitis: NSAIDs such as aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen and COX-2 inhibitors, which reduce inflammation and pain; < ...

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The Tower of Siloam in the Gospel of Luke records a discourse of Jesus which addresses the apparent fact that disaster falls upon the just as well as the unjust: 1 There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things? 3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. 4 Or those eighteen, ...

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Another legend of the Vatican is that, buried in the archives beneath St. Peter's Basilica, there exists a collection of documents that directly refer to, or were in fact personally written by, Jesus. One such document is said to be the execution order for Jesus, signed by Pontius Pilate, while another is said to be a series of letters, hand-written by Jesus, explaining to his followers how to conduct the formation of the Catholic Church after his death. Still other legends speak of Christ havi ...

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Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh and Henry Lincoln, in their 1982 book Holy Blood, Holy Grail, speculated that Pontius Pilate was bribed to allow Jesus to be taken down from the cross before he was dead. In 1992, Barbara Thiering explored the theory in depth in her book Jesus and the Riddle of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Other 20th-century proponents of various "swoon theories" include: Ernest Brougham Docker (1920, in If Jesus Did Not Die on the Cross) Robert Graves & Joshua Podro (1957, in Jesus in ...

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In the Bible, Tiberius is mentioned by name only once, in Luke 3:1 (stating that John the Baptist entered on his public ministry in the fifteenth year of his reign). However, since it was during his reign that Jesus preached, many references to Caesar (or the emperor in some other translations), without further specification, actually refer to Tiberius. It was during the reign of Tiberius that Jesus was put to death by crucifixion under the authority of the Roman governor of Judea at the time, Pontius Pilate. The town Tiberias on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee wa ...

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Luke, as in the first two chapters, provides a chronological guide to the events he describes: In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene— during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the desert. (1-2) Tiberius' fifteenth year of rule was 29 AD or 30 AD, so if one believes Luke, one can ...

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Luke 3, Luke 3 - John the Baptist, Luke 3 - Jesus's Baptism and Genealogy, Luke 3 - Jesus's geneaology according to Luke, Luke 3 - Addi

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During the filming of Fiddler on the Roof, Barry Dennen (who played Pilate on the concept recording) suggested to Norman Jewison that he should direct Jesus Christ Superstar as a film. After hearing the concept album, Jewison agreed to do it. The movie was filmed in Israel (primarily at the ruins of Avdat) and other Middle Eastern locations in 1973. The cast consisted mostly of actors from the Broadway show, with Ted Neeley and Carl Anderson starring as Jesus and Judas, respectively. Along with Dennen, Yvonne Elliman (Mary Magd ...

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