Killing a Messiah, Adam Winn
Killing a Messiah, Adam Winn
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Killing a Messiah
A Novel

Author: Adam Winn

Narrator: James Anderson Foster

Unabridged: 7 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/14/2020


Synopsis

As Passover approaches, the city of Jerusalem is a political tinderbox. Judah, a resistance leader, plots to overthrow the Roman occupation. Eleazar and his father, the high priest Caiaphas, seek peace in the city at all costs. Pilate, the Roman governor, maneuvers to keep order (and his own hold on power). Caleb, a shopkeeper, is reluctantly caught up in the intrigue. When rumors start spreading about the popular prophet Jesus, hailed by many as the Messiah, Roman and Jewish leaders alike fear unrest and violence during the upcoming festival. Then, in the midst of this tension, unexpected alliances emerge.

In Killing a Messiah, New Testament scholar Adam Winn weaves together stories of historical and fictional characters in a fresh reimagining of the events leading up to Jesus's execution. Based on what we know of the first-century context, Winn's narrative offers compelling explanations for gaps in the Gospel accounts. The social, political, and religious realities of Jesus's world come to life and shed new light on our reading of the biblical texts. In a city full of political entanglements, espionage, and competing interests, the blame for the crucifixion is complex and can't land on just a single party. It takes more than one to kill a messiah.

About Adam Winn

Adam Winn (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is assistant professor at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor College of Christian Studies. He is the author of Reading Mark’s Christology Under Caesar and The Purpose of Mark's Gospel and editor of An Introduction to Empire in the New Testament.


Reviews

I thought this book was so interesting. I'm so glad it was assigned for my New Testament class! Historical fiction is wild! You must remember that you are reading historical fiction when reading this book. The author's intention in this book was not to explain the account of the biblical narrative,......more

Goodreads review by Jarod

If you take this book for what it is (historical fiction), and consider the authors intention of writing this book (to shed light on the political implications of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem during Passover), you will enjoy this book. Clearly a lot of this book is speculation, and the author is awar......more

Goodreads review by Carmen

Winn puts a fresh spin on a familar story, the crucifixion of Jesus, by tracking with those most threatened by Jesus' rise in popularity -- those who have the most to lose. His plot is strong and rooted in solid research. His book reminded me of DeSilva's 'Day of Atonement,' in that it unveils the t......more