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According to Christian tradition,'''Pilate's wife''' (''Procula'', or ''Claudia'') tried to save Jesus of Nazareth at his trial.
According to Christian tradition, '''Pilate's Wife''' (''Procula'', or ''Claudia'') tried to save Jesus of Nazareth at his trial.


==Overview==
==Overview==
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Pilate's wife is known only by one verse in the Gospel of Matthew.  
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.
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 ancient sources==
==Pilate's Wife in ancient sources==


==Pilate's wife in Scholarship==
==Pilate's Wife in Fiction==
 
==Pilate's wife in Fiction==


==Related categories==
==Related categories==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontius_Pilate's_wife Wikipedia]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontius_Pilate's_wife Wikipedia]



Revision as of 04:40, 14 July 2012


According to Christian tradition, Pilate's Wife (Procula, or Claudia) 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 ancient sources

Pilate's Wife in Fiction

Related categories

External links