[46] Although Procula is venerated as a saint in Eastern Christianity, very few images of her come from there. Portia then has a dream of the pagan philosopher Socrates, who also warns her not to execute Jesus. Then it hurt. The wife of Pilate must have seen this shrine, and perhaps attended a religious sacrifice there. [35] The Martyrium Pilati, possibly of medieval origin and preserved in Arabic, Coptic, and Ge'ez,[34] opens with a portrayal of the now Christian Procula's charital actions. His wife, Claudia, tells him that Jesus is a holy man and should not be punished. This was newly built at the time of Jesus’ death. Pontius Pilate's wife is the unnamed spouse of Pontius Pilate, who appears only once in the Gospel of Matthew, where she intercedes with Pilate on Jesus' behalf. Her husband's deadly crimes Against the Jews had made her face Well known and hated every place Where she might go… up to the Place of Skulls. Although Pilate is sometimes understood as having been weak or vacillating, an early church tradition that had a favorable opinion of him has persisted in some churches. On the one hand, you can see Pilate’s response to his wife as dismissive, patronising, impatient. In later centuries she was called Claudia Procula, but it is impossible to tell whether this was her real name or an invented one. [19], In the 1920s, a lead sarcophagus was discovered in Beirut containing two bracelets inscribed with the name Claudia Procula in Greek (ΚΛΑΥΔ/ΙΑ ΠΡΟ/ΚΛΑ and ΚΛΑΥΔ/ ΠΡΟΚΛΑ respectively). [12] Colum Hourihane discounts this possibility, however. Both Pilate and Caiaphas are using Jesus as a pawn as they play a game of political chicken. Despite being identified in the Bible and several other documents in ancient literature, his existence was not accepted by secular historians until 1961 when a limestone inscription was found bearing his name and relating him to the reign of … First Pilate repents and then a voice from heaven proclaims that all nations will bless him, because under his governorship the prophecies about Christ were fulfilled. It was sensible (if you wanted to survive) to present the Roman authorities in a good light, and cast the blame on the Jewish hierarchy. Pilate's wife is left nameless in her only early mention, the Gospel of Matthew. The city was jam-packed with hundreds of thousands of pilgrims, some of them law-abiding, some of them not. I longed for Rome, home, someone else. Pilate’s wife is the only recorded person who spoke up against the decision to kill Jesus. Firstly, his hands — a woman’s. His claim to fame is his role in crucifying Jesus. what Jesus looks like We do not know many details about his life. Her story is important for several reasons, one being that knowing that there is a woman in the scriptures who received revelation from God through a dream helps us remember that women today can also … When the Nazarene [3], The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ According to the Meditations of Anne Catherine Emmerich (1833), supposedly a transcription of visions experienced by the German nun Anne Catherine Emmerich but in fact composed by German romantic poet Clemens Brentano,[50] greatly increased popular awareness of Pilate's wife (called Claudia Procles) in the West. Was Pilates wife’s dream from God? My God. Identify recent films about the life and death of Jesus of Nazareth. This text can be found in the internet. Usually they were seen as a warning against some danger, or a prompt sent by God to persuade a person to do something. This interpretation can be found in figures such as medieval theologians Rabanus Maurus, Bede, and Bernard of Clairvaux, as well as Protestant reformer Martin Luther. In later tradition, she becomes known as Procula (Latin: Procula) or Procla (Ancient Greek: Πρόκλα) and plays a role in various New Testament Apocrypha. [32] In the apocryphal Acts of Paul (c. 160 CE), Pilate's wife is baptized by Paul the Apostle and quickly shows signs of sainthood. [62], Media related to Claudia Procula at Wikimedia Commons, sfn error: no target: CITEREFCarter2003 (, sfn error: no target: CITEREFIzydorczyk1997 (, sfn error: no target: CITEREFHouriahen2008 (. In some accounts he is buried with his wife and two children next to the tomb of Jesus – the ultimate martyr’s sepulchre. [36] The text ends with Pilate's wife and Pilate, as well as their two children, being crucified twice, once by the Jews and once by Tiberius, for their faith. Little is known of Pontius Pilate before he arrived in Judea in AD 26. The wife of Pontius Pilate advises her husband, Scene from the film ‘The Passion of the Christ’, with Jesus being presented to the crowd by Pontius Pilate. The origin of ‘Pilate‘ is unknown. It is uncertain whether Pilate was actually married, although it is likely. 19:12). This dream frightened and bewildered her so much that she felt impelled to act on it. Pontius Pilate was the Roman official who gave the final order for the crucifixion. She wakes and sends a message to Pilate, but Annas and Caiaphas succeed in convincing him that her dream was inspired by Jesus' witchcraft. [11] In medieval drama Pilate's wife is often given names such as Livia or Pilatessa,[13] and further variants are found in more recent works. Pontius Pilate ruled as the Roman Prefect of Judea from 26-36 AD. Judea was a difficult, rebellious part of the Roman Empire, and Pilate’s job was far from easy. Indolent hands. Procla and the other members of Pilate's family declare they are ready to die for Jesus. Dreams were given great significance in the ancient world, more so than they are now. and slowly washed his useless, perfumed hands. Claudia, Wife of Pontius Pilate by Diana Wallis Taylor. There have been several conflicting reports over the centuries, but many Eastern Churches (such as the Coptic and Ethiopian churches) celebrate Pontius Pilate and his wife … [5] Others believe that it may accurately reflect the cognomen of Pilate's wife. The crowd was baying for Barabbas. Though many knew Jesus to be innocent, Pilate’s wife demonstrated the faith to act upon her belief despite overwhelming opposition. You catch a glimpse of the condemned man Jesus as he is led away. You catch a glimpse of the condemned man Jesus as he is led away. Talented. entered Jerusalem, my maid and I crept out, Pontius Pilate, Roman prefect (governor) of Judaea who presided at the trial of Jesus and gave the order for his crucifixion. When I arrived, the Nazarene was crowned with thorns. [53][54] Another well-known 19th-century work about Pilate's wife is the poem Pilate's Wife's Dream by Charlotte Brontë. [22] Smith notes that this is a time period when it is plausible that the woman could have been the wife of Pontius Pilate, though she notes that there is no evidence that Pilate was ever in Beirut and the name Claudia Procula is attested elsewhere. [3], In the Slavonic Josephus, an Old Church Slavonic translation of the Jewish historian Josephus with many legendary additions, Jesus heals Pilate's dying wife. Le Fort depicts the suffering in Claudia Procula's dream as imagining many people across the centuries praying the Nicene Creed's words "Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried." They seized the prophet then and dragged him out, Pilate is then executed by beheading, and Procla, not present at the beheading, is found to have died on the same day as her husband. As Pilate was seated he received a message from his wife, who had "suffered greatly in a dream because of Him" (Matt 27:19), urging him not to condemn the Just One. [57] Hope Lange played Pontius Pilate's wife in the 1980 made-for-television film The Day Christ Died. [61] Delamere reprised her role in 2014's Son of God. [45] She typically stands behind him, sometimes whispering in his ear, while other representations of Matthew's version of the scene in Pilate's court may depict an intermediary delivering the message of Pilate's wife to her husband. If you are interested in the way that movies present people from the New Testament, look at Modern Images of Jesus and Modern Images of Mary, Dozens of extra ideas at Activities for Bible Study Groups and Schools, A real Roman couple: Terentius Neo of Pompeii, who lived just a few years later than Pontius Pilate and his wife, Wife of Pontius Pilate, the trial, her dream, her warning, Jesus Christ Halliwell's Film & Video Guide. What neither of them realize, is that their own wants, desires, and ambitions are being used by God to save humanity. [49] Her dream is dictated by the Devil. [1], The cognomen Procula (in Latin) or Prokla (in Greek) for Pilate's wife first appears in the Gospel of Nicodemus (5th c.)[2] and the chronicle of John Malalas (6th c.). A free translation is as follows: “The Tiberieum [a temple dedicated to the worship of Tiberius] of the Caesareans Pontius Pilate Praefect of Judea has given.” The inscription illustrates how the Judean governor bowed and scraped before Caesar, and thus it harmonizes beautifully with the New Testament account that casts him in a similar light (see Jn. [51] The text portrays Claudia Procles as a major character who has several dreams rather than one. Finally an angel takes charge of his severed head. That is the last we know of Pilate from authentic sources, but legend has been busy with his name. WHEN he [Pilate] was set down on the judgment-seat, his wife sent unto him, saying: Have thou nothing to do with that just man; for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him. Pontius Pilate was the Roman governor of Judea (26-37 CE) during the reign of the Emperor Tiberius (14-37 CE). Pontius Pilate travelled constantly, keeping an eye of each area of Judea. Softer than mine, This makes it all the worse when he ignores it. Like a number of other early Roman provincial prefects, Pilate’s life is attested to by only scant historical data. [44] The earliest full-body depictions of Procula occur in the eleventh century. [56], John Cleese played her in Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979). Jesus’ trial before Pilate (Matthew 27:1-2, 11-26) The chief priests and the elders made their plans against Jesus to put him to death. So it would appear that at the end of Good Friday, Pilate could look back on a crisis averted, an important political friendship established, a debt no doubt owed him by the Sanhedrin for his accession to their plot, and as for the messy business of crucifying an innocent man well, he had plenty of answers should his wife bring that up over dinner. [citation needed], Pilate's wife is mentioned briefly in Pilate's hand-washing scene in The Robe (1953) ("Even my wife had an opinion"). According to the gospels, he actually believed that Jesus was innocent, and wanted to save him, but was pressured into ordering his death by the Jewish religious leaders and a … [3] This portrayal followed a common interpretation of the dream in Western Christianity, which can be found in the works of Hrabanus Maurus (c. 780–856), Bernard of Clairvaux (1290-1153), and others. Pontius Pilate had no alternative, lest there be an insurrection. Pontius Pilate was a prefect of Rome and governor of Judea from about 26-36 AD. Jesus cures the daughters of their deafness and muteness, and, after speaking to her sisters and her brother's wife, Procla petitions Pilate to release Jesus. Matt 27:19: “While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, "Have nothing to do with that just Man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of Him. It may also have been a family name linked to the ancient Roman province of Pontus in Asia Minor – at the eastern end of the Black Sea. When Pilate and Procula return to Rome, she begins secretly attending Christian gatherings. I tripped, clutched the bridle of an ass, looked up. Pontius Pilate's wife is the unnamed spouse of Pontius Pilate, who appears only once in the Gospel of Matthew, where she intercedes with Pilate on Jesus' behalf. [18], In the early sixteenth-century, François de Bivar suggested, based on Pilate's wife's name in later tradition, that the Claudia mentioned by Paul in Second Timothy (2 Timothy 4:21) might have been Pilate's wife. The sin of pride is therefore worse. Pilate’s wife appealed her husband’s decision, quoting a terrible dream she had the previous night. "[11] Claudia Procula was not an uncommon name in antiquity: the graves of several women named Claudia Procula have been uncovered, from Beirut (Syria), Cyrene (Libya), and Patara (modern Turkey), and it is also a plausible name for a daughter of a certain Claudius Proculus named in a letter by the emperor Hadrian.[12]. Also, Marjorie Lord performed the role of Claudia Procula on stage in 1963. [40] This book enjoys "a quasi-canonical status" among Ethiopian Christians to this day and continues to be read beside the canonical gospels during Holy Week. Pilate, who was the fifth, succeeding Valerius Gratus in A.D. 26, had greater authority than most procurators under the empire, for in addition to the ordinary duty of financial administration, he had supreme … She makes reference to the Fall of Adam and Eve, and argues that Pilate's sin in killing Christ abrogates the curse on Eve, since Pilate sinned by not listening to his wife (unlike Adam, who sinned by hearkening to the voice of Eve). And a revolt would displease Pilate's boss, Tiberius. You accompany her. In the German poet Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock's Christian epic The Messiah (published in installments from 1748 to 1773), Pilate's wife (called Portia) is visited by Mary, Mother of Jesus to warn her husband not to sin by executing Jesus. Other details come from less respectable sources. For example, on … Matthew's gospel shows the terrible consequences of not heeding a wife's advice! [37], In the "Book of the Cock", a Late-Antique apocryphal passion Gospel only preserved in Ge'ez, but clearly translated from an Arabic source,[38] Procla (Abroqla) enters Pilate's court with her daughters Dorta and Mäkara, who are deaf and mute, when Jesus is brought to Pilate. Camp hands that clapped for grapes. Ugly. Why isn’t she named? Was he God? He had to be. The wife of Pontius Pilate sends a message to him asking him not to have anything to do with Jesus, because she has had a terrible dream and suffered much because of him. [27] However, other Western Christians, such as Saint Augustine, Saint Jerome, and Protestant reformer John Calvin have argued for a divine origin of the dream, but without holding Pilate's wife to be a saint. When her message is ignored, Pilate’s wife hurries to the room where the seat of judgment is. [8] However, Tibor Grüll and Jill Carington Smith both assert that the name first appears in the works of Saint Jerome (347 to 430). Despite this, the gospel writers were going out of their way to present the Roman authorities in a good light. and there he was. Who Was Pontius Pilate? He then tells the sleeping Percula that Jesus is innocent, and that if he is condemned, she and Pilate will lose their privileged position. Pilate builds a church in the honor of Stephen, Gamaliel, and … Pontius Pilate’s wife is not named in Matthew’s gospel because naming a person makes them real, and that was not Matthew’s purpose. by a nail. In a legend from medieval Rus', Pilate attempts to save Saint Stephen from being executed; Pilate, his wife and children have themselves baptized and bury Stephen in a gilded silver coffin. You accompany her. But was he really the bad guy we think he was? Pontius Pilate (/ˌpɒn/;123 Latin: Pontius Pīlātus, Greek: Πόντιος Πιλάτος, Pontios Pilatos) was the fifth prefect of the Roman province of Judaea from 26–36 CE.45 He served under Emperor Tiberius, and is best known today for the trial and execution of Jesus. There are 21 stories about people receiving revelatory dreams in the Bible, but only one of these stories is about a woman– the wife of Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea. I sent a warning note, then quickly dressed. She has also frequently been featured in literature and film. bored stiff, disguised, and joined the frenzied crowd. The mob, being urged by the priests, frantically chose Barabbas for pardon and death for Jesus. Pilate, PONTIUS.—After the deposition of the eldest son of Herod, Archelaus (who had succeeded his father as ethnarch), Judea was placed under the rule of a Roman procurator. The wife of the Roman governor. The Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates Procla on October 27, while the Oriental Orthodox Church celebrates both her and her husband as saints on June 25. The character is also depicted in the film The Inquiry (1986) in which she is played by Phyllis Logan, as well as in that film's 2006 remake, played by Anna Kanakis. 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[25] The earliest references to Procla's conversion to Christianity date from the second-century Christian apologist Origen. his rough men shouldering a pathway to the gates. Leave him alone. On the other hand, the church leaders want Jesus to be crucified; if they are not placated, Pilate might have a revolt on his hands. It depends on how you read the verse in Matthew’s gospel. Walk through Jesus’ final hours and explore Pilate’s thoughts that fateful day. In much the same way, Calpurnia is supposed to have warned Julius Caesar not to go to the Senate on the Ides of March. Do not have anything to do with this man.’ Pilate ignored his wife’s advice and condemned Jesus to death, making his own name infamous. [19], "Perhaps best known"[11] among fiction concerning Pilate's wife is Gertrud von Le Fort's 1955 novel Die Frau des Pilatus (Pilate's Wife). Of course not. What methods has the film used to present the story of Jesus? What is the meaning of Pilate’s wife’s dream?. [58], In The Passion of the Christ (2004), she is known as Claudia Procles (and played by Claudia Gerini). Rebellion was a constant threat, and Pilate no doubt saw Jesus of Nazareth as a potential rebel, who must be neutralized as quickly as possible. Imagine that you are a friend of Pilate’s wife, or her maidservant. [42], According to later Western Christian legend, influenced by her name in Pseudo-Dexter, Claudia Procula was a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty,[11] the illegitimate daughter of Caesar Augustus's daughter Julia the Elder. with pearly nails, like shells from Galilee. He looked at me. The Dream of Pilate’s Wife. Explain your ideas – to yourself, or a learning partner. He played a key role in Jesus’ crucifixion. [3] This name is relatively stable for her both in eastern and western Christianity. [14] It is possible that his wife accompanied him to his post as governor of Judaea (26–36/37 CE); while governors were forbidden to bring their wives to their posts under the Republic and Augustus, the law was later repealed by the Senate.
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