I think you make a good case that Pilate related that info to someone like John, or who related it to John.
Then again, Moses is credited for writing Genesis. He did not witness creation, but recorded the story.
Well thank you. I don’t know if it’s a good case, but it is worthy of speculation :)
I have long thought about the exchanges in John 18 and 19 and have thought about who provided the source material. It is, for my money, one of the best done scenes in Gibson’s, “Passion.” Most people buzz through it reading the subtitles, but there is a moment when Pilate queries Christ and Christ responds in perfect Latin. The look on Pilate’s face is that of one wbo has just been poleaxed. He knows he is supposed to be in complete control of the situation, but there is a moment of concern and doubt that he has already lost control of events. The actor playing Pilate should have received an oscar for that scene alone.