Claudia, wife of Pontius Pilate

I enjoyed Diana's version of Mary Magdalene and I have not read a story for Claudia before, so I knew that I would find this one interesting! Whenever I have come across Claudia, the wife of Pontius Pilot it was always a glance. She was hardly ever the topic of conversation except maybe one day in a Sunday school or Bible study class when we discussed how she knew about Jesus and where her visions/dreams came from... other than the obvious divine inspiration, what was the inspiration. She's always been a character I knew about in my Bible history list of names, but it never went beyond that. Now thanks to the imagination and research of author Diana Wallis Taylor, this version of Claudia truly comes alive off the page.

We start her story when she is a child and in typical historical fashion we get to see some sad events that bring her to full womanhood rather quickly in a few years time. This time truly allows a character to come to know and really be on her side. I started off ambivalent, but came to be angry with her at the injustices of certain people she faced and now as I go back to certain New Testament scriptures I can see them in a different more vivid light. My beliefs haven't changed, but my vision of the people involved has become a good bit brighter.

“Available June 2013 from your favorite bookseller through Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.”


I received this product free for the purpose of reviewing it. I received no other compensation for this review. The opinions expressed in this review are my personal, honest opinions. Your experience may vary. Please read my full disclosure policy for more details.

posted: http://creativemadnessmama.com/blog/2013/06/29/claudia/