Letter of Pontius Pilate
Letter of Pontius Pilate to emperor Tiberius, describing the virtues of Jesus and claiming that his decision to execute him was merely to prevent an uprising by the Jews. Classified as apocrypha, the brief letter may have been composed during the Renaissance.
- HMML ID
- 664503680016
- PURL
- LC access point
- Letter of Pontius Pilate
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Epistola Pilati ad Claudium
Work information
- Title
- Letter of Pontius Pilate
- Original languages
- Genres
Associated names
- Misattributed to
- Associated names
- Tiberius, Emperor of Rome, 42 BCE-37 CE (Recipient)
Preferred citation
"Letter of Pontius Pilate." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified March 11, 2025. https://w3id.org/haf/work/664503680016
Change notes
- Date added
- 2023-07-20
- Last edited
- 2025-03-11