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Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate , Roman prefect of Judaea (AD 26-36?). He was supposedly a ruthless governor, and he was removed at the complaint of Samaritans, among whom he engineered a massacre. His attempt to evade responsibility in the trial of Jesus was caused by his fear of the high priests' power and his... Read more |
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Barabbas
Barabbas [Aram.,=son of the father], bandit held in jail at the time of Jesus' arrest. Pontius Pilate, who, according to the Gospels, annually released a prisoner at Passover, offered to release Jesus, but the people demanded his death and Barabbas' delivery.... Read more |
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Pilates
Pilates Definition Pilates or Physical Mind method, is a series of non-impact exercises designed by Joseph Pilates to develop strength, flexibility, balance, and inner awareness. Origins Joseph Pilates (pronounced pie-LAH-tes), the founder of the Pilates method (also simply referred to as "the... Read more |
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Drew Pearson
Drew Pearson 1897-1969, American journalist and radio commentator, b. Evanston, Ill. He traveled around the world as a correspondent before joining the Baltimore Sun in 1926. Pearson gained national prominence with his syndicated column, "Washington Merry-Go-Round," which he began with Robert... Read more |
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anagram
anagram [Gr.,=something read backward], rearrangement of the letters of a word or words to make another word or other words. A famous Latin anagram was an answer made out of a question asked by Pilate. The question was Quid est veritas? [What is truth?], and the answer Est vir qui adest [it is... Read more |
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Gabbatha
Gabbatha , in the New Testament, yard or porch where Pilate sat in judgment on Jesus.... Read more |
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Gospel of Nicodemus
Gospel of Nicodemus book composed of the Acts of Pilate and Christ's Descent into Hell, part of the loosely defined New Testament Apocrypha. The Acts of Pilate is an amplified account of the trial, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus; it focuses on Pilate in its first section. Justin Martyr (fl.... Read more |
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Jesus
Jesus or Jesus Christ , 1st-century Jewish teacher and prophet in whom Christians have traditionally seen the Messiah [Heb.,=annointed one, whence Christ from the Greek] and whom they have characterized as Son of God and as Word or Wisdom of God incarnate. Muslims acknowledge him as a... Read more |
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Passion cycle
Passion cycle in art, the depiction of the last events in the life of Jesus. The Passion was a favorite subject of medieval and Renaissance artists and was considered the most ambitious of projects. The scenes depicted generally include the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, the washing of his feet,... Read more |
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Cevennes
Cévennes , mountain range, S France, bordering the Massif Central on the southeast. The Cévennes proper occupy the central section of a mountainous arc (average height 3,000 ft/910 m), swinging generally NE from the Montagne Noire (NE of Toulouse) to Mont Pilat (SW of Lyons). Between... Read more |
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What it means to be a child
...Make Believe, a novel by Joanna Scott...world. Armstrong looks at fundamentalists...continues in this book to look at pivotal moments...history. This time he looks at the era of Jesus...time. Memoirs of Pontius Pilate, by ... |
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Russia rediscovers its `Master' novelist
...here who read it could look at life -- or even...setting of Master's novel-within-a-novel about Pontius Pilate and Jesus. Smeliansky...It was "the first novel that opened a new stream...plays, stories and ... |
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'More Than a Skeleton': Ancient History Scholar Paul L. Maier Pens...
...concoct through their novels are rejected by the...that at least one novel might try to supply...balance of believers look for Christ's return...Maier's prior novel became the No.1...and the historical novels "Pontius ... |
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sometimes, faith alone doesn't cut it.(Daily Break)
...brings to her second novel about the life of...started publishing novels in 1976, the Mistress...had always been to look down," he says...the stars." The novel opens during a crippling...the new governor, Pontius Pilate, who ... |
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Interview with a Savior; The second volume of Anne Rice's saga about the life...
...brings to her second novel about the life of...started publishing novels in 1976, the Mistress...had always been to look down," he says...the stars." The novel opens during a crippling...the new governor, Pontius Pilate, who ... |
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OLD STYX MELODY STYLE SERVES BROADWAY WELL
...that De Young portray Pontius Pilate in the show. "I had...I became. "I thought Pontius Pilate had one of the finest...All I did was simply look at each song as if I had...based on a historical novel," he said. "In order... |
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A bold `Christ' // Scorsese's impassioned epic stirs the mind and the soul
...Harry Dean Stanton Pontius Pilate David Bowie Universal...Schrader, based on the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis...intellect. Based on the novel of the same title...This Biblical epic looks and sounds like...confrontation with ... |
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I'LL BRING JESUS EPIC TO WALES; Author offers script to new studio first.(News)
...of a millionselling novel. Top-selling Welsh...takes an original look at the Christ story...relationship between Pontius Pilate and the High Priest Caiaphas. Pilate's wife Claudia Procula...Michael Douglas as Pilate. Think ... |
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'Master and Margarita': Soviet Unrealism
...Bulgakov's dense novel about the excesses...drumbeats, scenery that looks as if it might be...1930s to the court of Pontius Pilate to the lair of Woland...strains in Bulgakov's novel, and the explosiveness...feverish scene that has ... |
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Film director takes on new Jesus story project.(News)
...adaptation of his novel 'The Jesus Conspiracy...Welsh castle. The novel, which has sold more...takes an original look at the Christ story...relationship between Pontius Pilate and the High Priest Caiaphas. Pilate's wife ... |
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