THE JUDGMENT OF PONTIUS PILATE: A CRITIQUE OF GIORGIO AGAMBEN
In Pilate and Jesus, Giorgio Agamben argues that Pontius Pilate never formally condemned Jesus of Nazareth. "The traditional interpretation of Jesus' trial . must be revised," he urges, because "there has not been any judgment in a technical sense." In Agamben's telling...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2017]
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Journal of law and religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 32, Issue: 2, Pages: 340-365 |
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Hugo Grotius
B Jesus of Nazareth B Giorgio Agamben B Roman Law B Pontius Pilate B Lactantius B Political Theology B New Testament |
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| Summary: | In Pilate and Jesus, Giorgio Agamben argues that Pontius Pilate never formally condemned Jesus of Nazareth. "The traditional interpretation of Jesus' trial . must be revised," he urges, because "there has not been any judgment in a technical sense." In Agamben's telling, Pilate's non-judgment is the original truth of Jesus's death that has been covered over by tradition. This is an intriguing hypothesis, but Agamben's use of sources in arguing it is highly irregular. This article offers a critique of the legal and philological argumentation of Pilate and Jesus. In the process, it revisits an ancient-and still actual-controversy surrounding the Roman trial of Jesus and demonstrates that Pilate did sentence Jesus, pro tribunali, to death on a cross. |
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| ISSN: | 2163-3088 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of law and religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/jlr.2017.35 |