I don’t think family connections were the enough to get and keep Pilate as a regional governor. There was a certain ruthlessness/indifference that went with getting there too.
I'm not sure Prefect of Iudaea was the kind of prized position coveted by high ranking Romans.
8 posted on 05/17/2018 9:37:30 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler
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Prefect of Iudaea was the kind of prized position coveted by high ranking Romans.
True...it was the eastern frontier filled with a troublesome population.
9 posted on 05/18/2018 4:34:44 AM PDT by Ouderkirk
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