First written, as alleged, in Latin, by Fabricius Albinus, a playmate of Pilate; translated into Arabic by Jerasimus Jared, late Bishop of Zahleh, in Lebanon and rendered from the Arabic into English by B. Shehani in 1893
The Confession of Pontius Pilate" is a fascinating dramatic dialogue between Pontius Pilate and his close friend Fabricius in which he recounts, from his perspective, the events surrounding the trial, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Whether the author was Fabricius himself, or it was written by an unknown author at a later date, the story sticks closely to the biblical narrative while providing additional insights into the internal conflicts of Pontius Pilate over his role in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ that led to his eventual suicide.
NOTES:
Note 1: Vienne was a very ancient city of the Province of Narbonne, famous in ecclesiastical history as the early seat of a bishopric in Gaul.
Pilate’s tomb, a curious monument, 52 ft. high, is still shown at Vienne according to Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible. Vol. III p. 878.
According to Eusebius, Pilate committed suicide in Vienne about A. D. 38.
Note 2: Lucius Vitellius is frequently commended by Josephus for his kindness to the Jews. When Emperor Claudius was absent upon his expedition into Britain, the care of the Empire was committed to him.
Note 3: A Samaritan told his countrymen that he could show them the Sacred vessels at Mount Gerizzim supposed to have been hid there by Moses. The Samaritans came armed and gathered in a village called Tirathaba, Pilate prevented them from going up the Mount and fell upon them with his army, slaying many.
After the tumult was appeased, the Samaritans appealed for redress to Vitellius, Governor of Syria, pleading that no political sedition had been intended. Vitellius then caused Pilate to repair to Rome to answer the accusations of the Jews, and appointed Marcellus to take charge of the affairs of Judea. (Josephus XVIIT-IV.)
Note 4: En-Gedi is a village situated on the western side of the Dead Sea, and in a south-easterly direction from Jerusalem. It is celebrated for the fertility of its vineyards. (Song of Solomon 1:14).
Note 5: Socrates was born about the year 470 B.C.; died by poison at Athens when he was about seventy years old.
Note 6: Pilate’s wife is represented as having been a proselyte of the gate and a secret disciple of Jesus. She is commemorated as a saint in the Greek Church on Oct. 27. —Encyc. Brit.
Note 7: Simon, from Cyrene, in Africa, now called Tunis.
Note 8: Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?
Note 9: That Pilate made a report to Tiberius concerning Jesus is affirmed by Justin and Tertullian.—Hastings Dictionary of the Bible.: Lardner says, Pilate must have sent a report to Rome concerning Christ. A translation of Pilate’s Report, published in 1913, contains some of the facts mentioned in this Confession, as published in 1893.
Note 10: According to the Greek Mythology, Charon was a god of the infernal regions who conducted the souls of the dead in his boat over the rivers Styx and Acheron, bringing them to Hades—the world of the Spirits.
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