Description:
Based on extensive research into the life and times of Judas Iscariot, this triumph of fiction storytelling by the author of Havah: The Story of Eve revisits one of biblical history’s most maligned figures and brings the world he inhabited vividly to life.
In Jesus, Judas believes he has found the One—the promised Messiah and future king of the Jews, destined to overthrow Roman rule. Galvanized, he joins the Nazarene’s followers, ready to enact the change he has waited for all his life. But soon Judas’s vision of a nation free from Rome is crushed by the inexplicable actions of the Nazarene himself, who will not bow to social or religious convention—who seems, in the end, to even turn against his own people. At last, Judas must confront the fact that the master he loves is not the liberator he hoped for, but a man bent on a drastically different agenda.
Iscariot is the story of Judas, from his tumultuous childhood to his emergence as the man known to the world as the betrayer of Jesus. But even more, it is a singular and surprising view into the life of Jesus that forces us to reexamine everything we thought we knew about the most famous—and infamous—religious icons in history.
My Thoughts:
I really enjoyed this book. It was good to get outside of my usual perception of Judas and see the more human side of him. I appreciate Tosca's Lee in depth research and exploration of what life might have been like for Judas. I also loved seeing Jesus in his role as healer and teacher! Lee is an excellent writer!
Book Bullets:
- My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
- Genre: Contemporary Fiction
- Part of a Series: no
- Publication year: 2013
- Publisher: Howard Books
