Claudia procula, according to the thirdcentury early christian sources including, first of all, the apocryphal gospel of nicodemus, was the wife of pontius pilate, a roman governor. Pontius pilates wife wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Mar 25, 2019 pontius pilate was the roman prefect governor of judea around a. In 1 kings 19, elijah had to face great evil in the form of king ahab and his wife jezebel, and his anger and woe at the injustice dealt to his fellow prophets led him to spend forty days and nights in a cave, weary with anguish, but seen to by angels. Did her message help him see jesus for who he really was. When they move to the troublesome territory of judea, she does what she has always done.
Because pontius pilate s wife, claudia, is only mentioned once in the bible warning her husband of a dream she had about jesus the author was able to use her imagination in developing and writing the story. The horrific dream of the wife of pontius pilate about. Why pontius pilates wife tried to save christ and the incredible. While pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message. It is uncertain whether pilate was actually married, although it is likely. We can see the providence of god at work in three different ways in this story. Pontius pilate s wife is the unnamed spouse of pontius pilate, who appears only once in the gospel of matthew, where she intercedes with pilate on jesus behalf. Her husbands deadly crimes against the jews had made her face well known and hated every place where she might go. Why did pontius pilate wash his hands after sentencing.
Pontius pilate presents scourged jesus christ to jerusalem residents, with grieving pilates wife in the right corner. It seems pilate had the option to set a prisoner free. Dont have anything to do with this innocent man, for i have suffered a great deal today in a dream because of him matthew 27. Could it have been that pilate respected and admired his wife s judgement and intuition. In later tradition, she becomes known as procula latin. The horrific dream of the wife of pontius pilate about the. You have to read all of the accounts in matthew, mark, luke and john to get a deeper look into this subject of pilate s wife dream. See the providence of god in the fact that the dream of pilates wife, however caused, should be of such a form and come at such a time as this. Is there more information on pontius pilate s wife, claudia, besides her dream and the fact that she told pilate not to sentence jesus to death.
Sep 16, 2011 both pilate and his wife was convinced in their consciences that jesus was a just man and pilate s wife tried to persuade him not to have anything to do with jesus. Jesus has been arrested, deserted by his male disciples, denied by peter, beaten and humiliated by callous men under the jurisdiction of the high priest, and he is now standing before pilate. What is the meaning of pilates wifes dream matt 27. Pilates wife is often, but not usually, shown in medieval depictions of the scenes including her husband, typically standing behind him, and sometimes whispering in his ear. Archpriest oleg stenyayev speaks about what is known of pilate s wife, how she may have suffered, and what russian people thought of her in olden times. Pontius pilate s wife is also mentioned in the apocryphal gospel of nicodemus a. Pilates wife interrupted him as he sat on the judgment seat, about to render a verdict in jesus case. Apr 16, 20 procla, wife of pontius pilate duration. New living translation just then, as pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message. Ii pontius pilates wife sees a dream islam ahmadiyya. Outside of the four gospels, pontius pilate is mentioned by tacitus, philo, and josephus.
The wife of pontius pilate sends a message to him asking him not to have anything to do with jesus, because she has had a terrible dream and. Pilate s wife interrupted him as he sat on the judgment seat, about to render a verdict in jesus case. There is a tradition that pontius pilates wife claudia procula had a dream of billions of people chanting sub pontio pilato over and over and. Bible study resource, new ideas, gospel text, activities. While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, have nothing to do with that just man, for i have suffered many things today in a dream because of him. Tugged this way and that by fates indifferent hand, claudias life is adriftuntil she meets lucius pontius pilate and becomes his wife. Sep 02, 2019 mentioned in the gospels only once, pontius pilates wife tells the roman governor she had a dream the night before where she suffered because of christ and to free him. Both pilate and his wife was convinced in their consciences that jesus was a just man and pilate s wife tried to persuade him not to have anything to do with jesus. Who was the person who warned pilate because of a dream.
Why pontius pilate s wife tried to save christ and the incredible dream that inspired her. On the morning of the trial of jesus, she sent an urgent message to her husband. He is most known for his involvement in condemning jesus to death on a cross. Acts of pilate, probably written around the middle of the 4th century, which gives a more elaborate version of the episode of the dream than matthew. First, his wife had a dream about jesus that upset her greatly. The only time the new testament talks about pilate s wife is in matthew 27. Matthew contains a small detail not in the other passion accounts. The name, claudia, is mentioned another time in scripture as a follower of christ. Calpurnia, the wife of julius caesar, had a dream about her husbands murder, so she warned him not to go the senate during the ides of march. Henry melvill has a very wonderful discourse upon this topic, in which he tries to show that probably if pilate had dreamed this dream himself it would not have been so operative upon him as when his wife dreamed it. Why did pontius pilates wife dream about jesus in matthew. Saint jerome, and protestant reformer john calvin have argued for a divine origin of the dream, but without holding pilates wife to be a saint. Oct 27, 20 pontius pilate s wife is also mentioned in the apocryphal gospel of nicodemus a. Pontius pilates wife knew jesus was innocent marg mowczko.
The premise of this show is based upon a theory that the gospels contradict other historical sources. What is the meaning of pilates wife s dream matt 27. The only time the new testament talks about pilates wife is in matthew 27. 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. Mentioned in the gospels only once, pontius pilate s wife tells the roman governor she had a dream the night before where she suffered because of christ and to free him. Pilate, who was the fifth, succeeding valerius gratus in a. Claudia wife of pontius pilate diana wallis taylor procla, wife of pontius pilate claudias letter a letter, purportedly written in latin by pilate s wife from a little gallic mountain town several years after pilate left jerusalem, was. May 20, 2009 it makes me wonder what type of relationship pilate and his wife had. Charlotte bronte wrote the poem pilates wifes dream in 1846.
Is there more information on pontius pilates wife, claudia, besides her dream and the fact that she told pilate not to sentence jesus to death. He saw there was no roman law guilt in jesus but also saw the jewish high priest caiaphas wanted jesus dead. According to the byzantine historian john malalas chron 10. The wife of pontius pilate hid her trembling hands and did what she had done a dozen times before. It is as if god is saying, pilate, this is your final warning. The dream of pilates wife in chapters 26 and 27 of matthews gospel, the author sets a compelling scene. Pilate s wife warned him, pilate didnt listen what do we know about pilate s wife. In our scripture today, we have jesus bound by the sanhedrin, convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to death but theres one problem. Provided to youtube by cdbaby pilate s wife had a dr eam new testament bible women music songs of bible women. Jesus would not have faced torture and death on the. Oct 24, 2015 provided to youtube by cdbaby pilates wife had a dream new testament bible women music songs of bible women. Pontius pilate presents scourged jesus christ to jerusalem residents, with grieving pilate s wife in the right corner.
Antonio frova and his team were excavating an ancient roman theatre in caesarea, israel built by decree of king herod around the year 10 b. The horrific dream of the wife of pontius pilate about the nicene. Jan 22, 2020 pontius pilate s wife is the unnamed spouse of pontius pilate, who appears only once in the gospel of matthew, where she intercedes with pilate on jesus behalf. The new testament provides no explanation for proclas cognizance of jesus to lead to her having a dream about him. While the bible does not tell us who the wife of pilate the governor was, the. Very little, except that she was highborn, roman, welleducated and wealthy and the wife of the roman governor, pontius pilate, at the time of jesus death.
The wife of pontius pilate, her frightening dream what did it mean. Various interpretations of the dream, convincing this wife that jesus was an. When therefore they were gathered together, pilate said to them, whom do you want me to release for you. He served under emperor tiberius, and is best known today for the trial and execution of jesus. Pontius pilate s house, monday i dreamt i met a galilean a most amazing man he had that look you very rarely find the haunting, hunted kind i asked him to say. Pontius pilates wife religionwiki fandom powered by wikia. Extrabiblical tradition holds her to be named procla or claudia, and is regarded as a. Mar 18, 2016 the woman is, of course, pontius pilates wife. Better still, pilate was accessible through the dream of his wife. Lets briefly depart from pilates wife and visit elijah for a moment. Pontius pilate will go down forever in history as the man who ordered the crucifixion of jesus, persuaded by the jewish authorities against his will.
When he pilate was set down on the judgement seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, have you nothing to do with that just man jesus. Mar 29, 2018 the story of jesus life and death could have turned out differently, had pontius pilate listened to his wife. Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for i have suffered terribly in a dream. Andrew lloyd webber pilates dream lyrics genius lyrics. Very little, except that she was highborn, roman, welleducated and wealthy and the wife of the roman governor, pontius pilate, at the time of jesus death on the morning of the trial of jesus, she sent an urgent message to her husband. We may not know if she believed, but we do know that every verse of the bible including a verse about a roman governors wife having a bad dream. Pontius pilate s wife is known for her attempt to prevent her husbands involvement in the death of jesus of nazareth. If she did become a christian later on, how did pilate. Pilates wife a sermon preached on easter sunday march 23, 2008 at the bakers creek baptist church by james carl jones pastor pilates wife matthew 27. After the deposition of the eldest son of herod, archelaus who had succeeded his father as ethnarch, judea was placed under the rule of a roman procurator. Nov 12, 2018 hi ornoriode, while pilate was sitting on the judges seat, his wife sent him this message. Although pilate is sometimes understood as having been weak or vacillating, an early church tradition that had a favorable opinion of him has persisted in some churches. What we know historically about pilate would not predict his hesitation at the execution of a jew.
Also, pilate s wife had a dream and told him that jesus was an innocent man. However this presentation underestimates the impact of the premonitions and dreams of claudia, the wife of pontius pilate. So after receiving 40 lashes, jesus is taken before the roman governor pontius pilate jesus, barnabas and pontius pilate mark 15. Extrabiblical tradition holds her to be named procla or claudia, and is regarded as a saint in the eastern catholic churches. Hi ornoriode, while pilate was sitting on the judges seat, his wife sent him this message. Pontius pilates wife is the unnamed spouse of pontius pilate, who appears only once in the. How kind of god to influence the closest person to pilate. Pontius pilate was the roman procurator in judea from 26 to 36 a.
Who was the person who warned pilate because of a dream about. Kind and intuitive and unnamed, she is known for these few words. Pilates wife all the women of the bible bible gateway. Did pilate and his wife talk about jesus and about her dream later on. The dream of pilate s wife in chapters 26 and 27 of matthews gospel, the author sets a compelling scene. Pontius pilate was the roman governor of judea from a. The scriptures also cite her words sent to pilate, not a paraphrase. In fact, you could argue that matthew is really framing his gospel with dreams because the divine dreams we see at the beginning are also there at the endthis time a dream given to an unlikely sourcethe wife of pontius pilate. Even dreamland knows no god but god, and even phantoms and shadows come and go at his bidding, neither can the images of a night vision escape from the supreme authority of the most high. Pontius pilate made his base of operations at caesarea, a city that had replaced jerusalem. Dream of pilate s wife sung from the perspective of pontius pilate s wife, this song relates the details of. Have nothing to do with that innocent man jesus, for today i have suffered a great deal because of a dream about him. The statement of pilate s wife fits in that third category. Pilates wife has no name in the new testament, but in christian tradition she is variously called procula or procla or claudia.
Lets examine at the tradition of pontius pilate s wife and the horrific dream that she had in matthew 27 and how it relates to the apostles and nicene creed. Why pontius pilates wife tried to save christ and the. In our new saint thomas institute catholic church history series on the arian heresy controversy and the council of constantinople, our student alicia asks. Had her dream been acted upon by pilate, the course of religious history might have turned out very differently. Third, the message arrives at the very moment when pilate must make a decision. Jesus has been arrested, deserted by his male disciples, denied by peter, beaten and humiliated by callous men under the jurisdiction of the high priest, and he is now standing before pilate, the governor of judea. Remembered as a saint in the greek orthodox church, she is also seen as a possible secret follower of jesus in later nonbiblical writings. November 9 is the feastday of claudia procula, pontius pilates wife. The wife of pontius pilate sends a message to him asking him not to have anything to do with jesus, because she has had a terrible dream and suffered much because of him. Pontius pilate s wife wikipedia audio article duration. Pontius pilate is best known for presiding over jesus trial and ordering his crucifixion. She knows of him because of her dream, which she states very plainly to her husband.
While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, have nothing to do with that righteous man, for i have suffered much because of him today in a dream matthew 27. So after receiving 40 lashes, jesus is taken before the roman governor pontius pilate jesus, barnabas and pontius pilate. Theyre all over the place in the old and new testamentstwentyone of them to be exact, not including various visionsand only one is reported by a woman. Pilate s wife and her dream the gospel according to st.
Mar 22, 2017 lets examine at the tradition of pontius pilates wife and the horrific dream that she had in matthew 27 and how it relates to the apostles and nicene creed. While pilate was still seated on the bench, his wife sent him a message, have nothing to do with that righteous man. The wife of pontius pilate came to him and told him she had had a dream about jesus the previous night, and that he was an innocent man. When he pilate was set down on the judgement seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, have you nothing to do with that. Pilate was repeatedly cautioned by his wife in regards to jesus.
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