An ancient ring inscribed with the name of Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea who according to biblical sources ordered the crucifixion of Jesus, may help scholars better understand a detail ...

Scholars have been divided for years over whether a ring inscribed with the word “Pilato” belonged to Pontius Pilate. A new theory may put the debate to rest.

An inscription naming the man who ordered Jesus' death has shed light on a detail in the Bible's account of Jesus Christ's ...

Jerusalem, Dec 2 (AFP) Israeli researchers say an inscription on an ancient ring discovered near Jerusalem may include the name of Pontius Pilate, the Roman official who Biblical accounts say ...

A 2,000-year-old ring found 50 years ago near Bethlehem could have been worn by the man who ordered the crucifixion of Jesus. The plain looking copper-alloy ring bears the inscription ‘of Pilatus’ ...

A special camera revealed an inscription reading "of Pilatus," in reference to the infamous Pontius Pilate. EPA Experts in Israel have identified a ring that may have belonged to Pontius Pilate, the ...

Israeli researchers say an inscription on an ancient ring discovered near Jerusalem may include the name of Pontius Pilate, the Roman official who Biblical accounts say sentenced Jesus to death. It ...

Easter is the single most important date in the Christian calendar and it is preceded by Good Friday, which this year fell on April 2. Good Friday commemorates Jesus Christ's crucifixion, which ...