I don't know what to think about Pilate. He is ultimately responsible for Jesus' death. I had always thought he was an evil man but there seems to be a glimmer of compassion in him- he was trying to fix the aqueducts and he seems to care about what the people think.Andreas' forced mission from Pilate is interesting for many reasons. On one hand it makes Pilate out to be a caring and not so bad individual- he's trying to learn rather than persecute people. Although he is using Andreas to gain information that could be used against people. He mainly wants info to tarnish Antipas. I can't decide how I feel about Pilate. He seems to care about eliminating threats, as any ruler would. The image on the coin seems to be the starting point of contention between the occupying Romans and the Jews. We honestly don't know very much about him though!
What do you think about Pilate?
On a side note- John the Baptist was behead in our readings and I thought I'd share this picture! (scroll down to see it!)
http://vestalvespa.blogspot.com/2005/03/easter-greetings.html
Perhaps we know more about Pilate that we would admit. We know about power, or the lack of it. Sure, he may be a nice guy, but he's a "nice" guy with power . . . and what's more important, he works for people who insist that he keep it. I suppose that nice or not, ultimately, we would all do just about the same types of things to others in order to keep or help others keep "power". The question for me is whether or not I'm more like Pilate than I realize (or care to)!
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