By: Tosca Lee
Publisher: Simon and SchusterAudio
Publication Date: February 5,
2013
Format: Audio CD: Unabridged
edition
Source: publisher in exchange
for an honest review
Wow. This was a really deep
novel. The reader is taken to the very heart of a very complex and conflicted
man. Tosca’s storytelling of Judas’ life makes you rethink everything you know
and have been taught. Judas did not come by his decision lightly when he turned
Jesus over to Pontius Pilate. He didn’t even know that is what he was doing. He
thought he was saving Jesus but his limited knowledge of the law (even though
he really did think he knew everything) was used against him.
Judas starts his life out
being the son of a traitor and it seems everyone he attaches to becomes one also.
In Jesus, he thinks he finally found someone to believe in so he joins the
Nazarene’s followers in hopes of finally being free of Rome’s rule.
Unfortunately, Jesus has other plans and so begins the frustration on Judas’
part. He never understands why Jesus just won’t toe the line a bit instead of
always going against the old Jewish laws.
Iscariot: A Novel of Judas is
worth reading. Not only for the recreating of the harsh living of people back
then but for the different view of the life of Jesus Christ. The reader is
taken on a journey through the eyes of Judas and dives into why a man who has
obvious devotion for the Nazarene ends up betraying him.
PURCHASE ISCARIOT
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