Talk:Pilate cycle

Archko Volume
Please would an editor with sufficient understanding of the various sources ensure that this document is given due coverage in the article:

https://archive.org/details/archkovolumeorth028454mbp/page/n7/mode/2up

The Archko Volume Or The Archeological Writings Of The Sanhedrim And Talmuds Of The Jews

Chapter 8: Valleus' Notes – Acta Pilati, or Pilate's report to Caesar of the arrest, trial and crucifixion of Jesus.

– Fayenatic  L ondon 14:32, 1 April 2024 (UTC)


 * I believe this is a version of the "Letter of Pilate to Tiberius" in the article. It's to Tiberius, and it says "Being too weak to suppress an insurrection, I resolved upon adopting a measure that promised to restore the tranquillity of the city without subjecting the prastorium to humiliating concession."  This seems to match the comment on Pilate saying he executed Jesus to stop a revolt.  Most of the scholars who write about this are people interested in early Christianity, so they don't seem to give this one a lot of attention as it's thought to originate from Renaissance-era Christianity instead.  But if you can find a good scholarly source to expand on it, certainly room to do so.  SnowFire (talk) 15:40, 1 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you, that looks right. For reference, here is another link to chapter 8 itself. – Fayenatic  L ondon 20:14, 1 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Oops, Archko Volume should not be given any coverage here, as it was soon identified as a fraudulent compilation, and has its own article about the hoax. – Fayenatic  L ondon 17:34, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Interesting article. And for excluding it here...  well, maybe.  M. R. James does mention it at The Apocryphal New Testament (1924)/Infancy Gospels/A modern Infancy Gospel, but it's like...  a brief sentence.  So the real problem is probably lack of content (the others aren't any more accurate, so being inauthentic is not exactly a reason to exclude it).  SnowFire (talk) 19:02, 3 April 2024 (UTC)