Who was Matthew?
Matthew was a tax-collector working for Roman occupiers of Galilee to tax his own people. He gave that up to…
Who was Pontius Pilate?
Pilate was the Roman governor of Judea at the time Jesus was brought to trial. Although he did not see…
Did Shakespeare watch a Passion Play?
In Julius Caesar, Mark Antony’s speech when he is left alone with the dead body of Caesar is full of…
Seventeenth Century Passion Play
Even though public performances of Mystery Plays and Passion Plays had been suppressed during the Reformation, there are still references…
