Word: pontius
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...examined Jesus on the night before his Crucifixion, condemned him, and turned him over to the Romans for a speedy trial and death. For one thing, it is most unlikely that the Sanhedrin would have undertaken any kind of fact-finding investigation on behalf of the hated bloody-handed Pontius Pilate. Just as improbable would have been a trial after sundown-especially on the eve of Passover, when most members of the Sanhedrin would have been busy with ritual preparations for the feast. Still, if they had met, under Jewish law any condemnation would have required the sworn testimony...
These matters are focused on a vaguely Faustlike figure. He is a reject from the Soviet system, a solitary, unpublished author known as the Master, who has written a novel probing into the conscience of Pontius Pilate. The point will not be lost on Soviet readers who have been impotent witnesses of so many show trials at which innocent men have been condemned...
...addition to Sunday, Saturday is observed as the Sabbath. Male and female children are circumcised, and the Mosaic dietary laws are observed. The Ethiopians uniquely celebrate a feast in honor of Pontius Pilate, believing that he ultimately repented of his role in Jesus' passion and death. Western scholars have trouble establishing precisely what the church believes, since there is no defined body of doctrine...
...Never is Charlie Brown called Charlie! It's like writing Amerigo when you mean Amerigo Vespucci, like saying Edna for Edna St. Vincent Millay. It's like saying Ponce or Genghis or Pontius. Good grief...
...dialogue rings hollow set against the worldly diatribes of such lay villains as Herod Antipas (Jose Ferrer) and Pontius Pilate (Telly Savalas). "And he walked on water!" reports an aide. To which Pilate replies...