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hardcover. Reconstructs Pontius Pilate's state of mind in deciding to convict Jesus. Taking his place alongside the authors of other such "sacred fantasies" as Nikos Kazantzakis and Dan Brown, the author conjures plausible dramas of the "what ifs" that might have played out inside Pilate's mind during the final 24 hours before he decided Jesus's fate. Translator(s): Markmann, Charles Lam. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 304.
If you thought you knew all there is to know about Pontius Pilate and Jesus, this little book has some surprises for you. In this ""greatest story never told,"" Pontius Pilate finally gets a chance to tell his side of the story, filling in what the Bible left out. For someone who made one of the most momentous decisions of all time, we know almost nothing about him. Who was this man who sentenced Jesus to death? What went through his mind as he weighed the alternatives? Was he a villain or a victim of circumstance? If we can imagine ... Read more
If you thought you knew all there is to know about Pontius Pilate and Jesus, this little book has some surprises for you. In this ""greatest story never told,"" Pontius Pilate finally gets a chance to tell his side of the story, filling in what the Bible left out. For someone who made one of the most momentous decisions of all time, we know almost nothing about him. Who was this man who sentenced Jesus to death? What went through his mind as he weighed the alternatives? Was he a villain or a victim of circumstance? If we can imagine ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813925516
SKU
V9780813925516
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Ref
99-6
About Roger Caillois
Roger Caillois, 1913-1978, philosopher, writer, and Academie francaise laureate, was the author of numerous works of anthropology, sociology, psychoanalysis, art, and literary criticism, and the cofounder, with Georges Bataille, of France's College of Sociology for the Study of the Sacred. Ivan Strenski is Professor and Holstein Endowed Chairholder in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Riverside, ... Read more
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