Pontius Pilate: a Novel - Softcover

A tremendous story. . . of cineramic splendor. In drama, romance, color, scope, and depth, this novel is comparable only to Ben Hur, The Silver Chalice, and The Robe . A book to be read with eagerness and talked about with enthusiasm. We commend this book as an exciting supplement to the New Testament itself. A startling, impressive book, daring in concept. . . praiseworthy and dramatic. A serious historical study treated so well that it is difficult to drop the volume once begun. The presentation of the Roman and Jewish political situation is absolutely first rate and historically accurate. Unique in biblical novels. . . [ Pontius Pilate ] raises the genre of the historical novel to a plateau it has rarely reached. Unique in biblical novels. . . Y Pontius Pilate raises the genre of the historical novel to a plateau it has rarely reached.

First time in trade paperback! The dramatic, behind-the-scenes story of an ambitious Roman politician whose fateful decision changes the course of history.