medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Dennis Martin wrote:
>
> Gibson's choice to use Latin was vetted by consultants; he has
> explained that his decision was based on both artistic and historical
> considerations .
Those "consultants" presumably didn't notice that the modern ecclesiastical
pronunciation was employed.
> Using Greek would certainly have been quite
> reasonable but soldiers speaking Latin are not implausible.
Actually, it is implausible. And if Pilate actually conversed with Jesus it
would have been in Greek.
John Briggs
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