Patì sotto Ponzio Pilato?
The investigation into the drama that changed the history of mankind returns to the bookstores. Every nameinvolved in those agitated hours in Jerusalem is sifted, every objection is carefully examined. After Ipotesisu Gesù (Hypotheses about Jesus), Vittorio Messori continues to attract the reader’s attention with his true journalistic investigation into the condemnation and crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth. What is the relationship between what the Gospels tell and what really happened? Is the New Testament a historical document or is it a book of poetry or of artfully concocted mythological tales? To give some concrete examples: was Barabbas a simple brigand or a political prisoner? Are there contradictions or inventions in the accounts ofthe four evangelists? Wasn’t the intention behind these writings to discredit the Jews? But why, then, tellaround the betrayal of Peter, the head of the new nascent Church? And entering into the merit of the Passion: was Christ nailed to a cross or to a pole? Was there really an earthquake at the moment of his death?
Vittorio Messori, graduated in Turin with a degree in Political Science, journalist for La Stampa, Avvenire, Famiglia Cristiana and Corriere della Sera. He was the first to write a book with John Paul II (Crossing the Threshold of Hope) and with Joseph Ratzinger (Report on the Faith). His many awards include two Bancarella awards and the National Award for Catholic Culture.
