Pontius Pilate : deciphering a memory
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Contributors
Carden, Jeremy translator.
Published
New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, 2017.
ISBN
9781631492358, 1631492357
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Acorn Public Library District - Stacks | BIOG PILATE, P. | On Shelf |
Bensenville Community Public Library District - Nonfiction | 226.092 PIL | On Shelf |
Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | 226 SCH | On Shelf |
Eisenhower Public Library District - Stacks | 226.092 SCH | On Shelf |
Flossmoor Public Library - Stacks | 226.092 SCH | On Shelf |
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Published
New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, 2017.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
238 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781631492358, 1631492357
Notes
General Note
"Originally published in Italian as Ponzio Pilato: un enigma tra storia e memoria"--Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [209]-225) and index.
Description
"A ... groundbreaking biography of the man who sent Jesus of Nazareth to the Cross. The Roman prefect Pontius Pilate has been cloaked in rumor and myth since the first century, but what do we actually know of the man who condemned Jesus of Nazareth to the Cross? In this ... biography of one of the Bible's most controversial figures, Italian classicist Aldo Schiavone explains what might have happened in that brief meeting between the governor and Jesus, and why the Gospels-- and history itself-- have made Pilate a figure of immense ambiguity. Pontius Pilate lived during a turning point in both religious and Roman history. Though little is known of the his life before the Passion, two first-century intellectuals-- Flavius Josephus and Philo of Alexandria-- chronicled significant moments in Pilate's rule in Judaea, which shaped the principal elements that have come to define him. By carefully dissecting the complex politics of the Roman governor's Jewish critics, Schiavone suggests concerns and sensitivities among the people that may have informed their widely influential claims, especially as the beginnings of Christianity neared. Against this historical backdrop, Schiavone offers a dramatic reexamination of Pilate and Jesus's moment of contact, indicating what was likely said between them and identifying lines of dialogue in the Gospels that are arguably fictive. Teasing out subtle but significant contradictions in details, Schiavone shows how certain gestures and utterances have had inestimable consequences over the years. What emerges is a humanizing portrait of Pilate that reveals how he reacted in the face of an almost impossible dilemma: on one hand wishing to spare Jesus's life and on the other hoping to satisfy the Jewish priests who demanded his execution. Simultaneously exploring Jesus's own thought process, the author reaches a stunning conclusion-- one that has never previously been argued-- about Pilate's intuitions regarding Jesus. While we know almost nothing about what came before or after, for a few hours on the eve of the Passover, Pilate deliberated over a fate that would spark an entirely new religion and lift up a weary prisoner forever as the Son of God. Groundbreaking in its analysis and evocative in its narrative exposition, Pontius Pilate is an absorbing portrait of a man who has been relegated to the borders of history and legend for over two thousand years."--Amazon.com.
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Text in English.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Schiavone, A., & Carden, J. (2017). Pontius Pilate: deciphering a memory . Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Schiavone, Aldo and Jeremy Carden. 2017. Pontius Pilate: Deciphering a Memory. Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Schiavone, Aldo and Jeremy Carden. Pontius Pilate: Deciphering a Memory Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Schiavone, Aldo, and Jeremy Carden. Pontius Pilate: Deciphering a Memory Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, 2017.
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