Pilate’s wife

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Pilate’s wife is a minor New Testament figure known for sending a warning to her husband, Pontius Pilate, about Jesus after experiencing a troubling dream.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Testament person
biblical figure
associatedTheme divine warning
innocence of Jesus
moral responsibility of rulers
associatedWithEvent Passion of Jesus NERFINISHED
trial of Jesus
associatedWithFigure Jesus NERFINISHED
Pontius Pilate NERFINISHED
associatedWithLocation Jerusalem NERFINISHED
Judea NERFINISHED
canonicalStatus appears only in one canonical Gospel
causeOfWarning dream
certaintyOfBiographicalDetails low
culture Roman
describedAs having suffered many things in a dream because of Jesus
familyStatus member of a Roman governor’s household
gender female
historicityStatus uncertain
interpretationInChristianTradition seen as recognizing Jesus’ innocence
languageOfPrimarySource Koine Greek NERFINISHED
literaryFunction adds testimony to Jesus’ righteousness
heightens Pilate’s responsibility in condemning Jesus
maritalStatus married
mentionedIn Gospel of Matthew
Matthew 27:19
nameAttestedIn apocryphal writings
later Christian tradition
nameInCanonicalGospels not given
portrayedIn Christian art
Christian drama
Christian literature
possibleTraditionalName Claudia Procula NERFINISHED
Procla NERFINISHED
Procula NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
roleInNarrative warns Pontius Pilate about Jesus
scholarlyTopic Gentile responses to Jesus
dreams and visions in the New Testament
sourceType biblical narrative
spouse Pontius Pilate NERFINISHED
spouseOccupation Roman prefect of Judea
spouseOfficeHolder governor of Judea
timePeriod 1st century
veneratedAs saint (in some Christian traditions)
veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
warningContent have nothing to do with that righteous man

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Matthew 27 mentions Pilate’s wife
Aemilia Lanyer wroteAbout Pilate’s wife
this entity surface form: Pilate's wife