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'''Pilate's wife''', according to Christian tradition, tried to save Jesus of Nazareth at his trial.
'''Pilate's wife''', according to Christian tradition, tried to save Jesus of Nazareth at his trial.
==Overview==
Pilate's wife is known only by one verse in the Gospel of Matthew. Later Christian tradition (Acts of Pilate) would give her a name, ''Procula'', speculating on her relation with Jesus and her conversion to Christianity. The chronicle of Pseudo-Dexter (1619) is the first place known where she is referred to as Claudia.
==Pilate's wife in Second Temple Jewish sources==
====Gospel of Matthew====
Mt 27:19 -- ''While Pilate was sitting in the judgment hall, his wife sent him a message: "Have nothing to do with that innocent man, because in a dream last night, I suffered much on account of him."''
==Pilate's wife in Scholarship==
==Pilate's wife in Fiction==


==Related categories==
==Related categories==

Revision as of 06:50, 13 July 2010

Pilate's wife, according to Christian tradition, tried to save Jesus of Nazareth at his trial.

Overview

Pilate's wife is known only by one verse in the Gospel of Matthew. Later Christian tradition (Acts of Pilate) would give her a name, Procula, speculating on her relation with Jesus and her conversion to Christianity. The chronicle of Pseudo-Dexter (1619) is the first place known where she is referred to as Claudia.

Pilate's wife in Second Temple Jewish sources

Gospel of Matthew

Mt 27:19 -- While Pilate was sitting in the judgment hall, his wife sent him a message: "Have nothing to do with that innocent man, because in a dream last night, I suffered much on account of him."

Pilate's wife in Scholarship

Pilate's wife in Fiction

Related categories

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