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Ethical and religious discussion that examines some of the larger questions of life

Ethical and religious discussion that examines some of the larger questions of life, taking a spiritual theme and exploring it through music, prose and poetry

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Something Understood: Pontius Pilate

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09/04/2017

Pontius Pilate

BBC Radio 4 - Something Understood, Pontius Pilate

On Palm Sunday, Mark Tully assesses one of Holy Week's main characters: Pontius Pilate.

On Palm Sunday, Mark Tully assesses one of the main characters of Holy Week: Pontius Pilate. Was he a coward for washing his hands of the crucifixion of Jesus or a servant of God?

On Palm Sunday, Mark Tully assesses one of the principle characters of Holy Week: Pontius Pilate. Was he a coward for washing his hands of the crucifixion of Jesus, or a servant of God?

Drawing from poetry by Carol Ann Duffy and J Barrie Shepherd, and music by Arvo Part and Johann Sebastian Bach, Mark considers a range of opinions about Pilate - from compassionate and remorseful, to cold hearted and callous.

He also considers the modern relevance of Pontius Pilate's decision to put the fate of Jesus in the hands of the crowd, and to bow to public opinion rather than take responsibility himself.


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