Risen, Alana Kerr
Risen, Alana Kerr
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*Risen
The Novelization of the Major Motion Picture

Author: Alana Kerr, Paul Aiello, Angela Hunt, Kevin Reynolds

Narrator: TBD

Unabridged: 8 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/15/2015


Synopsis

A Powerful Novelization from Bestselling Author Angela HuntEpic in scope, yet deeply personal, this novelization offers a unique perspective on the story of the resurrection. Roman Tribune Clavius is assigned by Pilate to keep the radical followers of the recently executed Yeshua from stealing the body and inciting revolution. When the body goes missing despite his precautions, Clavius must hunt it down.His investigation leads him from the halls of Herod Antipas to the Garden of Gethsemane and brings him in touch with believer and doubter alike. But as the body still remains missing, Clavius commits to a quest for the truth--and answers that will not only shake his life but echo throughout all of history.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amanda on August 09, 2017

I am very familiar with the story of the resurrection of Christ but this book made the people in the story seem more real. The story follows Clavius, a Roman Soldier charged by Pontius Pilate with locating the missing body before the Emperor arrives in Jerusalem. Fast paced and vividly described, the......more

Goodreads review by Tales and Treats with Tay on April 23, 2025

I've seen the movie before and enjoyed it so I thought I'd read the novelization for Easter. I did enjoy how much more detail, explanation, and context you get from the book, but I didn't care for the inclusion of Rachel's character. The author's note indicated that Rachel was included in the origina......more

Goodreads review by Lou on April 05, 2021

This biblical fiction book follows a Roman soldier who is trying to find out what happened to the body of Jesus. I enjoyed seeing the resurrection of Jesus from a different perspective. I liked meeting all the different characters from the Gospel accounts. I felt the book read like a mystery novel, e......more

Goodreads review by Lynn on December 11, 2023

Finding Yeshua This book was a different sort of experience, as instead of a movie adaptation from a book, this was a book taken from a movie script, and Angela Hunt did an excellent job. This is the story of a widowed Jewess and a Roman Tribune who were secretly lovers, and also each for their own re......more

Goodreads review by Anna on March 09, 2016

[A few spoilers] I'm kind of surprised at the great reviews this book got. This is one of those very few instances where I'm hoping the movie is better than the book. I enjoyed the first half of the book, but then it just, I don't know, fell flat for me. Which is surprising because I enjoy reading a......more