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A NEW YORK CITY TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • ” Superb … The conclusive research study of Pilate.”– The Washington Post Book World
” A masterwork … among the most fascinating and imaginative books I have actually checked out in a long time.”– Ryan Vacation, # 1 New york city Times bestselling author of The Challenge Is the Method
” Engaging, significant and vibrant … In an outstanding mix of scholarship and imagination, Wroe brings this evasive yet critical figure to life.”– The Boston World
Among Esquire’s Finest Bios of Perpetuity • Finalist for the Samuel Johnson Reward
The foil to Jesus, the bold antihero of the Easter story, mocking, hesitant Pilate is a historic figure who haunts our creativity. For some he is a saint, for others the personification of human weak point, a stereotypical political leader happy to compromise one guy for the sake of stability.
In this intensely developed bio, Ann Wroe brings guy and misconception to life. Working from classical sources, she rebuilds his origins and training, his profession in the military and life in Rome, his fight with Christ, and his long journey home. We capture looks of him pacing the marble floorings in Caesarea, honing his stylus, getting dressed quickly before dawn on the day that would seal his location in history. What were the pressures on Pilate that day? What did he actually think about Jesus?
Pontius Pilate lets us see Christ’s trial for the very first time, in all its confusion, from the perspective of his executioner.
Publisher: Random Home Publishing Group
Publication date: March 6, 2001
Edition: Reprint
Language: English
Print length: 433 pages
ISBN-10: 0375753974
ISBN-13: 978-0375753978
Product Weight: 12.8 ounces
Dimensions: 5.27 x 0.95 x 7.91 inches
Finest Sellers Rank: # 128,713 in Books (See Leading 100 in Books) # 81 in New Testimony Bios # 637 in Religious Leader Biographies # 728 in Ancient Civilizations
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