Very nice comment.The first words out of Pilate's mouth are "You are the king of the Jews." As Kunigunde points out, that is not necessarily a question, although it is often rendered as such. Antipas isn't widely assumed to be asking a question, why should we assume Pilate is? Yes, the Narrator says Pilate questionned him, but Pilate isn't required to conform to the Narrator's perspective on the action - two characters, two viewpoints. Pilate was there, the Narrator wasn't.
What's funny is that in the following scene it's exactly the other way around. The narrator explains that Pilate is “answering” the people, but Pilate is obviously asking (rhetorical?) questions.
9 But Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you wish that I should release to you the King of the Jews?”
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12 And Pilate answering was saying to them again, “Then what do you wish that I should do to Him whom you call the King of the Jews?”
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12 And Pilate answering was saying to them again, “Then what do you wish that I should do to Him whom you call the King of the Jews?”
Statistics: Posted by Kunigunde Kreuzerin — Mon Feb 12, 2024 8:44 am