Markus Pontius Pilate was born in Samnium in central southern Italy, in the reign of Caesar Augustus to a wealthy family.
As a son of a military officer known to the Emperor, Markus is given the finest tutors and at 18, was entered into the Registries as a practitioner of Roman law.
Come with Markus as he trains with the world's elite, fights his way through the Barbarians in Spain with his father and is asked by the Emperor himself to become Prefect of the troublesome colony of Judea, where the strictly legalistic lawyer caves into pressure of his greatest fear and he makes the mistake of his lifetime, and the whole world, nay all of history, is changed forever.
This tale covers the keystone period of history and fills in the blanks with The Rest of THAT Story.
This is a story about the great and the fallen, about the hard working and the lazy, about war and peace, and about good and evil. There is birth and there is death. There is suffering and there is triumph. And redemption. It is a story of life.
About the Author David Pickett is a serial inventor, author, and technology entrepreneur with a distinguished career in high-tech electronics and innovation. Described by NASA's Chuck Story as a "renaissance man" and polymath, David holds numerous patents and has been a key contributor to DARPA and Department of Defense initiatives.
A graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington, where he also taught physics, David's professional journey includes leadership roles in the turnaround of DSC and in the founding of Flextronics operations in both Palo Alto and Texas. He is the founder of IceCOLD® Technologies, LLC-whose refrigerant catalyst earned the UpTime Institute's Green Enterprise Award-and remains active in multiple technology and research ventures.
David has published eleven books and continues to write, invent, and mentor. An Elder at First Presbyterian Church in Plano, Texas, he also serves on the Board of Bob C. Ross Ministries and as Chairman of Peru Ministries.
He and his wife Ginger, married for over five decades, live in Plano, Texas. They have two daughters and three grandchildren in Colorado. David enjoys cycling, skiing, flying, hiking, Bible study, ministry work, and spending time with his family.