Acts of Pilate
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Acts of Pilate is an early Christian apocryphal text that purports to record Pontius Pilate’s official report on the trial, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Acts of Pilate canonical | 2 |
| Acta Pilati | 1 |
| Acts of Pilate legend | 1 |
| Acts of Pilate section | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4760227 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Acts of Pilate Context triple: [Apocryphal New Testament writings, includeWork, Acts of Pilate]
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A.
Pontius Pilate’s Bodyguard
Pontius Pilate’s Bodyguard is the traditional nickname of the Royal Scots, the oldest infantry regiment in the British Army, reflecting its long and storied history.
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B.
Barabbas
Barabbas is a figure in the New Testament Gospels who was imprisoned for insurrection and released by Pontius Pilate instead of Jesus at the crowd’s demand.
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C.
Pilate Washing His Hands
"Pilate Washing His Hands" is a Baroque-era painting by Jan Lievens depicting the biblical scene of Pontius Pilate symbolically absolving himself of responsibility for Jesus’ fate.
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D.
Pilate Dead
Pilate Dead is a central, spiritually powerful, and unconventional matriarch in Toni Morrison’s novel "Song of Solomon," known for her independence, wisdom, and rejection of societal norms.
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E.
God and Caesar
"God and Caesar" is a political and philosophical work by British politician Shirley Williams that explores the relationship between religious faith and public life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Acts of Pilate Target entity description: Acts of Pilate is an early Christian apocryphal text that purports to record Pontius Pilate’s official report on the trial, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus.
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A.
Pontius Pilate’s Bodyguard
Pontius Pilate’s Bodyguard is the traditional nickname of the Royal Scots, the oldest infantry regiment in the British Army, reflecting its long and storied history.
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B.
Barabbas
Barabbas is a figure in the New Testament Gospels who was imprisoned for insurrection and released by Pontius Pilate instead of Jesus at the crowd’s demand.
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C.
Pilate Washing His Hands
"Pilate Washing His Hands" is a Baroque-era painting by Jan Lievens depicting the biblical scene of Pontius Pilate symbolically absolving himself of responsibility for Jesus’ fate.
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D.
Pilate Dead
Pilate Dead is a central, spiritually powerful, and unconventional matriarch in Toni Morrison’s novel "Song of Solomon," known for her independence, wisdom, and rejection of societal norms.
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E.
God and Caesar
"God and Caesar" is a political and philosophical work by British politician Shirley Williams that explores the relationship between religious faith and public life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian apocryphal text
ⓘ
New Testament apocrypha ⓘ apocryphal gospel ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nicodemus ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
Nicodemus (pseudonymous)
ⓘ
linked to:
Nicodemus
|
| circulation |
Byzantine world
ⓘ
Latin West ⓘ |
| claimsToBe | official report of Pontius Pilate ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 4th century ⓘ |
| earliestPossibleDate | 3rd century ⓘ |
| genre | narrative prose ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Acta Pilati
ⓘ
linked to:
Acts of Pilate
Gospel of Nicodemus ⓘ |
| includesCharacter |
Adam
ⓘ
Jesus Christ ⓘ
linked to:
Jesus
Jewish leaders ⓘ Old Testament righteous in Hades ⓘ Pontius Pilate ⓘ Roman soldiers ⓘ |
| includesEpisode |
Jesus before Pilate
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linked to:
Trial of Jesus
burial of Jesus ⓘ condemnation of Jesus ⓘ crucifixion ⓘ descent of Christ into Hades ⓘ discovery of the empty tomb ⓘ guarding of the tomb ⓘ post-resurrection appearances ⓘ |
| influenced |
medieval Harrowing of Hell traditions
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medieval passion plays ⓘ |
| language |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| notEarlierThan | mid-4th century ⓘ |
| part |
Descent into Hades section
ⓘ
Passion narrative section ⓘ |
| preservedIn | multiple manuscript traditions ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
New Testament Gospels
ⓘ
linked to:
Gospels
other Pilate apocrypha ⓘ |
| religiousGenre |
passion narrative
ⓘ
post-resurrection narrative ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| statusInCanon |
apocryphal
ⓘ
non-canonical ⓘ |
| structure | two main parts ⓘ |
| subject |
Jesus
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linked to:
Jesus Christ
Pontius Pilate ⓘ crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ
linked to:
Crucifixion of Jesus
resurrection of Jesus ⓘ
linked to:
resurrection of Jesus Christ
trial of Jesus ⓘ
linked to:
Trial of Jesus
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Referenced by (5)
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