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The name Pontius Pilate is instantly familiar to anyone who has read the Bible or has heard of the interest of Christ, but the man himself has generally eluded biblical scholars and historians. As the Roman prefect in Judaea during Christ's life and loss of life, Pilate played a central role in the ultimate crucifixion of Jesus, but he is best appreciated for literally cleaning his hands as a symbol that he did not consider the blood vessels to be on his hands. Aside from being in the center of one of the Bible's most significant dramas, puzzle surrounds Pilate, and because of this he has been portrayed in a number of different and contradictory ways. Pilate has been seen as an ineffective and fragile ruler by some, an iron-fisted ruler by others, and a completely oblivious one by still others. Apart from being described in the Gospels, a few other works in the noncanonical text messages that comprise the apocrypha, and the works of a few early Roman historians, Pilate the shape has generally been lost to record, even while his name has remained universally known. Legends of the Bible: The Life and Legacy of Pontius Pilate discusses the facts, misconceptions, and legends adjoining the life of Pilate, analyzing the Bible and historical details to piece together his life and legacy so that they can separate reality from fiction.
