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in rural Styria , Austria ]] INRI is an (19:19). Many Crucifix es and other depictions of the Crucifixion include a stylized plaque or parchment, called a titulus or title, bearing the letters INRI, occasionally carved directly into the cross, and usually just above the figure of Jesus. In the Gospel Of John (19:19–20) the inscription is explained: : Pilate also had an Inscription written and put on the cross. It read, "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews". Many of the Jews read this inscription, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek. Some Eastern Orthodox Churches use the Greek letters INBI based on the Greek text of the inscription on the cross, '. Some other change the title to ' (the King of the World), not implying that this was really what was written, but that it is what should have been written. Also some other Eastern Orthodox Churches (such as the Romanian Orthodox Church ) use the version INRI. In Hebrew, the phrase is rendered ישוע הנצרת מלך היהודים (Yeshu'a HaNazerat Melek HaYehudim/ IPA : [\jeʃu'ə\ \hɑ\ ɑʦeratʰ\ \meleχ\ \hɑ\ \jehuðiːm]). However, the Gospels' assertion that the phrase was written in Hebrew is likely a misunderstanding; the "Hebrew" phrase upon the titulus was most likely written in Aramaic , the language spoken by most Judæans of the 1st Century CE . As Pilate was loath to crucify Jesus without justification, he used the standing Roman treaty with the Jews which allowed them limited self-government. When the Jewish priests complained that Jesus was interfering with that self-rule by holding himself to possess authority that he lacked, Pilate challenged him to deny that he was the "King of the Jews". Jesus did not deny the accusation. Some believe that the justification for his crucifixion was his claim to an illegitimate title. However, John 19:21–22 KJV, alludes that Pilate rejected the charge that Jesus was crucified because he falsely claimed to be king and instead stated that Jesus was crucified because he ''was'' the King of the Jews. Thus, some Christians claim that Pilate was personally convinced that Jesus was the Jewish Messiah . The consequence of this is taken to the logical extreme by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church , which regards Pilate as a Saint (commemorated on June 25 ) based on a tradition of his conversion to Christianity and Martyr dom by crucifixion. Most historians outside the Ethiopian church have rejected this tradition as spurious. RELATED ACRONYMS AND CONCEPTS
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