Pilate’s wife: her frightening dream
The gospel text
Pilate’s wife, the Bible text
- While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for today I have suffered a great deal because of a dream about him.” Matthew 27:19
Pilate’s wife – see paintings below
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Pilate asks Jesus ‘What is truth?’ Painting by the Russian artist Nicholas Ge (Gai)
‘Ecce Homo’ – Behold the Man. Painting by Antonio Ciseri, 1880
The Message of Pilate’s Wife, James Tissot
Pilate presents Jesus to the crowd, with Barabbas at right; a still from the movie ‘Passion of the Christ’
Dreams
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