Pilate's Prisoner
A Passion Play
Most people know little about Pontius Pilate, even though he is mentioned by name in the Apostle’s Creed and in the Gospels. In this historical and theological novel, Pilate is enfleshed as a historical person, a man of contradictions, and a religious atheist who superstitiously evokes the Roman gods.
In this 21st century Passion Play, Pilate becomes fascinated by an accused man’s noble bearing and keen mind. He ingeniously arranges to have some time alone with this wandering Galilean and illiterate religious teacher named Jesus so they can discuss truth, religion, and death. In their often heated verbal exchanges and arguments, Jesus finds his most deeply held religious beliefs challenged, as Pilate too wrestles with his own assumptions and prejudices.
The purpose of an authentic religion and good religious art and literature is not to comfort, but to challenge—so be prepared to be confronted yourself by this timeless tragedy of the passion and death of Jesus. This novel is not a work of entertainment but of inner-attainment into the most significant of all human experiences: The passion of your own suffering and death.
Illustrated Maps by Edward Hays
~ View Maps & the Cast of Characters below ~
Paperback | Pages: 268 | Trim size: 6 x 9 inches | ISBN: 978-1-61434-267-0
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(1) Herod’s Palace
~Gabbatha: Roman Praetorium (2) Jaffa—Garden Gate (3) Road to Caesarea Maritima (4) Palace of Caiaphas & Annas (5) Herod Antipas Palace |
(6) King Herod’s Temple
(7) The Holy of Holies (8) Roman Fortress Antonia (9) Pinnacle of the Temple (10) Way to Mount of Olives (11) Golgotha—Skull Place |
Map of Palestine
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(1) Jerusalem
(2) Jordan River (3) Jericho (4) Qumran (5) Dead Sea (6) Lydda (7) Caesarea Maritima (8) Tyre |
(9) City of Samaria
(10) Mount Gerizim (11) Tirathana (12) Nazareth (13) Tiberius (14) Sea of Galilee (15) Capernaum (16) Syria |
Cast of Characters
Pontius Pilate, procurator-governor
Jesus of Galilee, the prisoner
Centurion Petronius, Pilate’s military aide
Claudia Procula, wife of Pilate
Lucius, Pilate’s slave, secretary, and mentor
Quintus, Pilate’s personal slave
Marcus, Pilate’s personal slave and bodyguard
Aristocles, Pilate’s slave and assistant scribe
Joseph Caiaphas, high priest
Abarim Jacob, Pilate’s spy in Caiaphas’ household
Zechariah, Caiaphas’ priest messenger
Vitellius, Roman Legate of Syria
Jesus of Galilee, the prisoner
Centurion Petronius, Pilate’s military aide
Claudia Procula, wife of Pilate
Lucius, Pilate’s slave, secretary, and mentor
Quintus, Pilate’s personal slave
Marcus, Pilate’s personal slave and bodyguard
Aristocles, Pilate’s slave and assistant scribe
Joseph Caiaphas, high priest
Abarim Jacob, Pilate’s spy in Caiaphas’ household
Zechariah, Caiaphas’ priest messenger
Vitellius, Roman Legate of Syria
Map of Caesarea Maritima
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(1) Herod’s Palace
~Residence of Pontius Pilate (2) Harbor Port of Caesarea (3) Warehouses and Docks (4) Harbor Lighthouse (5) Temple of Caesar Augustus (6) Roman Amphitheater |
(7) Roman Theater
(8) Gate to Lydda and Jerusalem (9) Galilee Gate (to the eastern trade routes) (10) Gate to Tyre and Sidon (11) Roman Aqueduct |