Pontius Pilate Book Report

In reading the entirety of “Pontius Pilate”, I learned about the background of the Pontius Pilate and began to understand the political nature of the crucifixion of Jesus and the motivation Pontius Pilate had. The extensive background of how Pontius Pilate came into power and the narrative of his time in Judea helped better my understanding of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus and the rest of the New Testament.
When Pontius Pilate arrived in Judea, he received the title of “prefect” and began to rule over the Jews there. The Jews in the region that he was ruling were very independent and despised the Roman government. Pontius Pilate knew that his position was very fragile and that he needed to keep the Jews under control. With this

One of the main reasons I enjoyed this book is because it helped me learn the political reasons for Jesus’s death. This book has influenced my view on Jesus’s death the most. Although I’ve always understood that Jesus had to die so that we can be cleansed of our sins, I never fully understood how the situation came to be because their had to be justification among the people for his death. The building tension between the Jewish religious leaders and Pontius Pilate was mounting and the Jews wanted Jesus to be crucified. Pilate did what he thought was right to prevent a revolt. I think that this book has not only changed my perspective of the life and death of Jesus, but also Pontius Pilate who ultimately put Jesus to death. Prior to reading this book I thought that Pilate condemned Jesus to death because of what he believed he had done, but that wasn’t the case. The relationship between the Roman government and the Jews was one a big political game and Pilate understood that in order to get ahead, he needed to keep the Jews complacent and that meant sometimes giving them what they wanted in order to keep the peace between the two. When reading “Pontius Pilate,” I was able to connect the background that was given to the rest of the New Testament. I think that this book is a crucial component