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Pilate saith, "What is truth?" (lemmy.world)
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[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 day ago

The dating is important here. The later the gospel, the more Pilate is the good guy. In Marc, the earliest, he's like what ever. John, the latest, he's trying everything, washing his hands in innocence, ...

This has strong implications. If it wasn't Pilate, who else was it? This is early Christian antisemitism at play.