The Advocate

At the trial of Christ, Theophilus, brilliant young assessor raised in the Romanaristocracy, stands behind Pontius Pilate and whispers, "Offer to releaseBarabbas." The strategy backfires, and Theophilus never forgets the sight ofan innocent man unjustly suffering the worst of all possible deaths-Romancrucifixion. Three decades later, Theophilus has proven himself in the legalranks of the Roman Empire. He has survived the insane rule of Caligula andhas weathered the cruel tyrant's quest to control the woman he loves. He hasendured the mindless violence of the gladiator games and the backstabbingintrigue of the treason trials. Now he must face another evil Caesar, defendingthe man Paul in Nero's deranged court. Can Theophilus mount a defense thatwill keep another innocent man from execution? The advocate's first trial alteredthe course of history. His last will change the fate of an empire.