What is the novel's attitude toward women?

What are the Romans' positive contributions to Palestinian society and what are their crimes?

How is "truth" deal with in the novel? Do you find it satisfactory?

How does the scapegoat help unify the novel?

How is the creation of Adam pictured in the novel?

Why does Lazarus' resurrection mark a turning point in the novel? Would it have mattered had he not been murdered?

How are social castes and hierarchy handled in the novel?