Talk:Letter of Lentulus

Ernst von Dobschűtz (Germany)
Actually you will find a new article about Prof.theol. Ernst von Dobschűtz in WIKIPEDIA (Germany). -- 80.185.204.235 13:57, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

Consul during Augustus
The Deeds of Augustus list a Publius Lentulus as being elected as a Roman Consul during his reign (63 BC-14 AD) http://www.umich.edu/~classics/programs/class/cc/372/sibyl/db/H002.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by Heptazane (talk • contribs)

Valerius Gratus was the Roman Prefect of Iudaea province under Tiberius from 15 to 26 AD. He succeeded Annius Rufus and was replaced by Pontius Pilate.Valerius Gratus--Markyw (talk) 12:01, 27 January 2012 (UTC)

A personal opinion)
The letter quotes how the Hebrews described Jesus not the Romans. Thus Publius Lentulus' recording of how they viewed the person of Jesus is descriptive but not necessarily the view of the Roman author. This does not invalidate the letter itself. Further, the term Jesus is translated from Yeshua or 'God rescues' in Hebrew and Aramic. Christ is taken from the Greek Christos meaning Messiah or 'anointed one'in Hebrew-Aramic. The name ascribed to the man described by Publius Lentulus 'Jesus the Christ' is therefore consistent with Jewish belief that an anointed one would rise up amongst the Jews as supreme king ruling over all Israel and heralding an era of lasting peace.

Name
Isn't his name Publius Lentutius?

Civil War
http://uncpressblog.com/2012/12/05/edward-j-blum-and-paul-harvey-white-jesus-and-the-publius-lentulus-letter/#more-10922

2000 years ago
Please, to be able know any information concerning Publius Lentulus, read; "2000 Years Ago" © 1939 ISBN 978-85-7328-697-7 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Estudioso13 (talk • contribs) 20:34, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

Friedrich Münter
The article grossly overstates Münter's confidence ("19th-century scholar Friedrich Münter believed he could trace the letter down to the time of Diocletian"), he quite explicitly couches his speculation in several layers of conditionals and subjunctives (see: https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/de/view/bsb10222412?page=14,15): "Er könnte ja wohl ursprünglich griechisch geschrieben worden [...] seyn", "es wäre möglich, dass er aus derselben Fabrik wäre", "aus dem Namen Lentius könnte vielleicht der Namen Lentulus [...] entstanden seyn", "Wir könnten also vielleicht annehmen, dass er aus der Zeit Diocletians stamme". 2A01:C22:D586:BE00:9A5:F3:2A06:3F90 (talk) 19:51, 21 August 2023 (UTC)