The gospel according to Pilate

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The Gospel according to Pilate is the title of the German translation (2005) of a novel by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt . The French original edition was published in Paris in 2000 with the title "L'Évangile selon Pilate" . The novel describes the biblical Passion story in three parts from a critical-modern perspective. The first part was arranged for the stage under the title La Nuit des oliviers .

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1st chapter

Jesus (Christ) in the Garden of Gethsemane . Schmitt writes from the perspective of Christ and sums up childhood, baptism, comments on miracles and keeps coming back to the initial situation, the waiting for death.

Reflecting on the life of Jesus testifies to an in-depth study and knowledge of the Bible . His explanations include modern aspects of theology .

Part 2

Pilate to his brother Titus. In the epistolary novel that Schmitt ascribes to the historical figure of Pilate, he freely follows Pilate's question from the Gospel of John : “What is the truth?” (Jn 18:38). Pilate's rational search for clarity regarding the death of Jesus is illuminated. Unexpected events let him develop new thought constructs to explain the inexplicable.

3rd part

Schmitt reports how his Gospel according to Pilate came about. It describes a process in which he got to know himself and his faith better.

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  • Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt: L'Evangile selon Pilate , A. Michel, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-226-11674-5
  • Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt: The Gospel according to Pilate , German by Brigitte Grosse. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2005, ISBN 978-3-10-073573-7
  • Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt: The Gospel according to Pilate , German by Brigitte Grosse. Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2007, ISBN 978-3-596-17400-3 (paperback edition)
  • Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt: The Gospel according to Pilate , German by Brigitte Grosse. Read by Burghart Klaußner . The Audio Verlag, Berlin 2005, ISBN 978-3-89813-457-6 (audio book)