I have not currently read too far into the book, but as I find myself going through the story surrounding Pontius Pilate in chapter 2, I feel myself constantly being put in suspense towards a magnificent revealing. Who is the stranger? What is he going to do? Why is he talking to these two literary men? What is his purpose? I have my suspicions on some of these but have not been verified as of yet. Also, with this strange rendition of the trial of Yeshua (Jesus) before Pilate, I feel a rise in suspense as well. How is it going to end; the way it actually did or some weird conclusion that is not to be expected?
My main idea, well, theme, now is this idea of twisted thought or deception by the stranger, not by sketchy means, but by use of human logic and misconstruing truth. For example, he goes along with the idea of Jesus never existing, but then speaks with authority saying that He did. He then goes on to tell the story including the trial of Jesus to the two men. They are forced to face this story because he listened to their argument. Nevertheless, his story is definitely an augmented version of what is considered true. I am enjoying this work completely and cannot wait to delve deeper into the meaning and picture that is meant to be portrayed.
P.S. I commented on Abbie's post.
I can definitely understand and relate to your suspense. It seems that this novel has a way of taking some predictable ending and giving the least expected of that situation instead.
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