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  1. Étude 1 : Le titulus de Pilate
  2. Étude 2 : Le libellé du titulus ?

The last day up to the crucifixion

  • The Titulus of Pilate

    Pilate's titulus is the notice placed on Jesus' cross bearing the words 'Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews', written in Hebrew, Latin and Greek. Pilate insists on this wording despite the protest of the chief priests, thus asserting a symbolic authority after having yielded on the condemnation. This act reveals a tragic irony: the inscription publicly proclaims Jesus' kingship at the very moment of his death.

    John 19.20 (King James Version) :
    This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.
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Contradictions

  • The wording of the titulus?

    L'article traite des variations dans les Évangiles concernant le titulus de Jésus, expliquant qu'elles reflètent des versions linguistiques différentes et sont en réalité complémentaires, non contradictoires.

    Luke 23.38 (King James Version) :
    And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
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