(from the rear cover) ...... Nearly two thousand years ago, an execution took place in Jerusalem. So much has been said and written about that long-ago event that the story of the Passion of Christ sometimes seems to have lost some of its impact through its very familiarity. Richard Holloway's book brings a new vividness to it by treating it as a drama where even the most minor characters have a role to play.
Richard Holloway is a Scottish writer, broadcaster and cleric. He was the Bishop of Edinburgh from 1986 to 2000 and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church from 1992 to 2000.