▁known ▁to ▁sch ol ars ▁through ▁references , ▁and ▁of ▁which ▁a ▁fragment ▁was ▁discovered ▁in ▁C airo ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁narr ative ▁begins ▁with ▁Pil ate ▁was hing ▁his ▁hands , ▁as ▁in ▁Matthew , ▁but ▁the ▁Jews ▁and ▁Her od ▁refuse ▁this . ▁Joseph ▁of ▁Ar imat he a , ▁before ▁Jesus ▁has ▁been ▁cru c ified , ▁asks ▁for ▁his ▁body , ▁and ▁Her od ▁says ▁he ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁take ▁it ▁down ▁to ▁comp ly ▁with ▁the ▁Jewish ▁custom ▁of ▁not ▁leaving ▁a ▁dead ▁body ▁hung ▁on ▁a ▁tree ▁over night . ▁Her od ▁then ▁turns ▁Jesus ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁people ▁who ▁drag ▁him , ▁give ▁him ▁a ▁pur ple ▁ro be , ▁crown ▁him ▁with ▁th orn s , ▁and ▁beat ▁and ▁f log ▁him . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁two ▁crim inals , ▁cru c ified ▁on ▁either ▁side ▁of ▁him ▁and , ▁as ▁in ▁Luke , ▁one ▁beg s ▁Jesus ▁for ▁forg iveness . ▁The ▁writer ▁says ▁Jesus ▁is ▁silent ▁as ▁they ▁cru c ify ▁him , ▁"... as ▁if ▁in ▁no ▁pain ." ▁ ▁Jesus ▁is ▁l abeled ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Israel ▁on ▁his ▁cross ▁and ▁his ▁clothes ▁are ▁divided ▁and ▁gam bled ▁over . ▁ ▁As ▁in ▁the ▁canonical ▁G osp els , ▁darkness ▁covers ▁the ▁land . ▁Jesus ▁is ▁also ▁given ▁vin eg ar ▁to ▁drink . ▁Peter ▁has ▁" My ▁Power , ▁My ▁Power , ▁why ▁have ▁you ▁for s aken ▁me ?" ▁as ▁the ▁last