{"product_id":"pontius-pilate-vasileios-g-n-9798199369473","title":"Pontius Pilate: The Reluctant Hand","description":"\u003cp\u003eHe condemned the most famous man in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor two thousand years, Pontius Pilate has been remembered as the Roman governor who sentenced Jesus of Nazareth to death. His name is spoken every Sunday in churches around the world. Yet the man himself remains one of history's greatest mysteries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWas Pilate a ruthless tyrant? A reluctant judge? A coward? Or simply a Roman official trapped between political survival and personal conscience?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on ancient sources, archaeology, Roman history, Jewish history, and early Christian traditions, \u003ci\u003ePontius Pilate: The Reluctant Hand\u003c\/i\u003e reconstructs the life of the man behind the legend. From the halls of imperial Rome to the streets of Jerusalem, from the court of Tiberius to the trial that changed the world, this book follows Pilate's rise, his fateful decision, and the centuries of myth that followed his death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending rigorous historical research with compelling narrative storytelling, Vasileios G. N. explores the political pressures, religious tensions, and human weaknesses that shaped one of the most consequential moments in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not merely the story of Pontius Pilate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the story of power, responsibility, fear, and the price of choosing survival over conviction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of Roman history, biblical history, and historical nonfiction, \u003ci\u003ePontius Pilate: The Reluctant Hand\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fresh and thought-provoking portrait of the man whose question-\"What is truth?\"-still echoes through history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vasileios G. N\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798199369473\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d","brand":"Vasileios G. N","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801617510655,"sku":"9798199369473","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pontius-pilate-vasileios-g-n-9798199369473","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}