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Pontius Pilate
Claim
“Pontius Pilate was a historical Roman official who governed Judaea under Tiberius.”
Evidence confidence
EXCEPTIONAL · 96
Established. An assessment of evidential support, not a probability that the claim is true.
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Why
Pilate's historicity is as well established as that of any minor Roman provincial official, and better than most. This is what strong historical corroboration actually looks like — and it is worth noting how rarely a claim of this period has it.
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