# Mark 15:2

> So Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.

— Mark 15:2, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- AD 30-33? (counted from the text)
- Date source: The same reconstruction of the Passion: AD 30 or 33, within Pilate's prefecture.

## Who ruled

- **Tiberius**, emperor of Rome, AD 14-37 · Source: Tacitus, Annals I-VI; Suetonius, Tiberius
- **Pontius Pilate**, prefect of Judea, AD 26-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.3-4; Tacitus, Annals XV.44; the Caesarea inscription, which carries his name and office in stone
- **Herod Antipas**, tetrarch of Galilee, 4 BC – AD 39 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8-XVIII.7
- **Philip**, tetrarch of Ituraea, 4 BC – AD 34 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8, XVIII.4
- **Caiaphas**, high priest, AD 18-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.2.2 and XVIII.4.3; the ossuary of "Joseph, son of Caiaphas," found in Jerusalem in 1990

## See also

- Matthew 2:2 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/2/2
- Matthew 27:11-14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/27/11
- 1 Timothy 6:13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-timothy/6/13
- Mark 15:18 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/15/18
- Mark 15:26 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/15/26

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/15/2
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/15
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).