Claudia, Wife of Pontius Pilate (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780800721381)

Claudia's life did not start easily. The illegitimate daughter of Julia, reviled and exiled daughter of Caesar Augustus, Claudia spends her childhood in a guarded villa with her mother and grandmother. When Tiberius, who hates Julia, takes the throne, Claudia is wrenched away from her mother to be brought up in the palace in Rome. The young woman is adrift--until she meets Lucius Pontius Pilate and becomes his wife. When Pilate is appointed Prefect of the troublesome territory of Judea, Claudia does what she has always done: she makes the best of it. But unrest is brewing on the outskirts of the Roman Empire, and Claudia will soon find herself and her beloved husband embroiled in controversy and rebellion. Might she find peace and rest in the teaching of the mysterious Jewish Rabbi everyone seems to be talking about?

Readers will be whisked through marbled palaces, dusty marketplaces, and idyllic Italian villas as they follow the unlikely path of a woman who warrants only a passing mention in one of the Gospel accounts. Diana Wallis Taylor combines her impeccable research with her flair for drama and romance to craft a tale worthy of legend.

Author: Diana Wallis Taylor
ISBN-10: 0800721381
ISBN-13: 9780800721381
Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company
Language: English
Published: 06/15/2013
Pages: 328
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.46h x 5.58w x 0.82d
Award: Carol Award - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
CBA Retailers 05/01/2013 pg. 30
Romantic Times 07/01/2013 pg. 51 - Excellent
Library Journal 06/15/2013 pg. 76
CBA Retailers 07/01/2013 pg. 34