Category:Pilate's wife (subject)
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.
Theologians were divided whether her dream came from God (so that she would convert) or by the Devil (to prevent Jesus from fulfilling his mission).
Pilate's wife, in ancient 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 the arts
The wife of Pilate is virtually absent in Christian iconography. The interest in the character arose only in the 20th century, notably, in novels. Pilate's wife is also present in some Jesus Movies.
See Category:Pilate's wife--fiction (subject) for works where she is the protagonist.
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Pages in category "Pilate's wife (subject)"
The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
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- Pilate’s Wife (1924 Doolittle), novel
- The Wife of Pontius Pilate (1928 Turnbull), novel
- Die Frau des Pilatus (1955 Le Fort), novel
- The Wife of Pilate (1957 Le Fort / Buehrle), novel (English ed.)
- The Bride of Pilate (1959 Kellner), novel
- Pilate’s Wife (1976 Bloom), novel
- Claudia of Pompeii (1990 Lindquist), novel