In his new novel, the famous Ukrainian writer Serhii Baturyn joins the cohort of those who are still searching for answers to the ancient question: who was the "robber Barabbas" mentioned by all four evangelists? Did he really know Jesus, and why did the Jerusalem mob insist on pardoning him, and the Roman prefect Pontius Pilate had to "wash his hands"? There is a lack of historical evidence. And it is possible that everything happened exactly as the author of the book tells about it.