Despite more than 30 years of efforts by churches to disavow anti-Jewish readings of the New Testament, statements by two American basketball stars and an Arab president are disturbing evidence that ...

Barry Dennen, who played Pontius Pilate in the original stage and film versions of Jesus Christ Superstar and earlier played a key role in Barbra Streisand’s emergence from cabaret unknown to ...

Pilate is cast in a partly sympathetic light in the bible but would his role have been? Finding Jesus: Faith, Fact, Forgery returns for a second season, as it seeks to shed light on the historical ...

How delightful it would be, I thought—and then I immediately chastened myself: delightful in a grave Lenten sort of way, of course—to prepare for Good Friday by reading two books about Pontius Pilate.

Pontius Pilate woke up one morning to meet Jesus Christ and a rabid mob demanding Jesus’ crucifixion. The Roman prefect, or governor, was very discomfited especially after getting a message from his ...

One of my absolute favorite pieces of religious art is an 1871 painting by Antonio Ciseri. In it, Christ stands beaten, naked and wearing a crown of thorns, while Pontius Pilate presents him to the ...

The University of Jamestown’s Theatre Department will bring the rock opera “Jesus Christ Superstar” to the DeNault Auditorium ...

I’ve always been puzzled by Pilate, the Roman governor who gave the order for Jesus to be executed. Didn’t he say several times that he thought Jesus was innocent and shouldn’t be put to death? Why ...

During the House debate on the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, Rep. Barry Loudermilk closed his remarks with a statement that drew its own headlines. "Before you take this ...

David Brennan is Newsweek's Diplomatic Correspondent covering world politics and conflicts from London with a focus on NATO, the European Union, and the Russia-Ukraine War. David joined Newsweek in ...