Dilemma resolved. He means the birth in 5-15 CE.
Curiously, Bilby attributes truth to the hearsay reported in Eusebius about Pilate committing suicide under the threat of a mob desiring to avenge the death of Jesus.
If that hearsay was correct, then it is more probable that Pilate was moved to suicide by a power (a mob or the imperial court) that wanted to avenge the Samaritans killed by Pilate rather than a figure not involved in the Samaritan revolt. If that hearsay was correct, then it is more probable that the historical Jesus was the Samaritan false prophet slain by Pilate.
Curiously, Bilby attributes truth to the hearsay reported in Eusebius about Pilate committing suicide under the threat of a mob desiring to avenge the death of Jesus.
If that hearsay was correct, then it is more probable that Pilate was moved to suicide by a power (a mob or the imperial court) that wanted to avenge the Samaritans killed by Pilate rather than a figure not involved in the Samaritan revolt. If that hearsay was correct, then it is more probable that the historical Jesus was the Samaritan false prophet slain by Pilate.
Statistics: Posted by Giuseppe — Sat Nov 30, 2024 4:47 am