In the bible each other has specific things and people groups he cares about. They each have a message that they want to send to those audiences. Because of this, the bible and the Gospels specifically don't tell us everything that was happening during those times. For the most part their emphasis was on Jesus. Thus, each of their accounts follows Jesus and wherever he goes. So certain characters in the story get brief reference or mention, characters like Pontius Pilate. In the bible Pontius is mentioned for only a few brief moments when he interacts with Jesus. Where he is known as the man who sentences Jesus to death. Although the Bible mentions Pilate's distaste and small voiced protest against the death penalty, he eventually gives into the Jew's request and sentences him to death (John 18-19). This book makes an attempt to understand Pilate's motives and perspectives. According to the book Pontius was a decent man who tried repeatedly tried to do the right thing and avoid despicable acts. He is said to be a good husband (158). a man disgusted by dishonorable acts such as John's beheading (153). On the same page it states he is a practical man who frequently tempered absolutes to suit circumstances. This book offers many insights to his character, but it