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In "Reassessing Pontius Pilate," the author provides a conservative biblical examination of Pontius Pilate's rule and decisions. Responding to Agnostic Bart D. Ehrman's portrayal, the article explores historical and Scriptural evidence to shed light on the Crucifixion and Burial of Jesus.
Pontius Pilate was the fifth governor of the Roman province of Judaea, serving under Emperor Tiberius from the year 26/27 to 36/37. He is best known today for being the official who presided over the trial of Jesus and ordered his crucifixion.
In the United States, there are 350,000 churches, making up hundreds of denominations. Eighty percent of these are stagnant, with nineteen percent growing only through childbirth, and less than one percent being by conversion. Moreover, there is a great divide among those Christians, who make up these churches. How can we as Christians turn this around, and find unity amongst ourselves? As Pilate said, “What is truth?”