The Acts of Pilate (Latin: Acta Pilati; Ancient Greek: Πράξεις Πιλάτου), also called the Gospel of Pilate, is a purported official document from Pontius Pilate (or composed from reports at the praetorium at Jerusalem) reporting events in Judea to Emperor Tiberius, and referring to the crucifixion of Jesus, as well as his miracles.
The authenticity of the document is unlikely and there is no historical basis that Roman governors wrote reports about non-citizens who were put to death. Most modern scholars view the Acts of Pilate as not authentic and as a Christian composition designed to rebuff pagan sources.
The dates of its accreted sections are uncertain, but scholars agree in assigning the resulting work to the middle of the fourth century. The text is found in the Greek Acts of Peter and Paul and as an appendix to the medieval Latin Gospel of Nicodemus rumored to be written by a member of the Order of Nicodemus, although there is no intrinsic relation between the independent texts.
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