Killing Jesus: The Hidden Drama Behind the World's Most Famous Execution - Hardcover
TORTURE -- INFANTICIDE -- BRUTALITY -- MURDER
The World Would Never Be the Same
"The execution of Jesus was a crime born of the streets, the barracks, the enclaves of the privileged, and the smoke-filled back rooms of religious and political power brokers. Its meaning lives in these places still."
It is the most fiercely debated murder of all time. Its symbol is worn by billions of people worldwide. Its spiritual meaning is invoked daily in time-honored rituals. In Killing Jesus, New York Times best-selling author Stephen Mansfield masterfully recounts the corrupt trial and grisly execution of Jesus more than two thousand years ago.
Approaching the story at its most human level, Mansfield uses both secular sources and biblical accounts to bring fresh perspective to the human drama, political intrigue, and criminal network behind the killing of the world's most famous man.
The World Would Never Be the Same
"The execution of Jesus was a crime born of the streets, the barracks, the enclaves of the privileged, and the smoke-filled back rooms of religious and political power brokers. Its meaning lives in these places still."
It is the most fiercely debated murder of all time. Its symbol is worn by billions of people worldwide. Its spiritual meaning is invoked daily in time-honored rituals. In Killing Jesus, New York Times best-selling author Stephen Mansfield masterfully recounts the corrupt trial and grisly execution of Jesus more than two thousand years ago.
Approaching the story at its most human level, Mansfield uses both secular sources and biblical accounts to bring fresh perspective to the human drama, political intrigue, and criminal network behind the killing of the world's most famous man.
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Always he knew that behind the crowds and the overly polite priests and the questions from the wealthy and the shrewd there was something coming for him. He felt it before he saw it. He was being hunted by some kind of predator. It was nameless and faceless at first, but it was there. It had always been at the edge of his life, like when he was a child in Egypt and soldiers slaughtered boys his age in Bethlehem. Now, though, he could see the signs of the predator in faces he saw in the crowd. It was certainly there in the way the high priest's men glared at him while he spoke. Agreements had been made, covenants of some kind. Something taking form against him had become final. He felt the increasing danger. There was a new urgency but he could not seem to get his men to understand.
"ALWAYS HE KNEW THAT BEHIND THE CROWDS AND THE OVERLY POLITE PRIESTS AND THE QUESTIONS FROM THE WEALTHY AND THE SHREWD THERE WAS SOMETHING COMING FOR HIM."
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Always he knew that behind the crowds and the overly polite priests and the questions from the wealthy and the shrewd there was something coming for him. He felt it before he saw it. He was being hunted by some kind of predator. It was nameless and faceless at first, but it was there. It had always been at the edge of his life, like when he was a child in Egypt and soldiers slaughtered boys his age in Bethlehem. Now, though, he could see the signs of the predator in faces he saw in the crowd. It was certainly there in the way the high priest's men glared at him while he spoke. Agreements had been made, covenants of some kind. Something taking form against him had become final. He felt the increasing danger. There was a new urgency but he could not seem to get his men to understand.
"ALWAYS HE KNEW THAT BEHIND THE CROWDS AND THE OVERLY POLITE PRIESTS AND THE QUESTIONS FROM THE WEALTHY AND THE SHREWD THERE WAS SOMETHING COMING FOR HIM."
Stephen Mansfield is a writer and speaker best known for his groundbreaking books on the role of religion in history, leadership, and modern culture. He first came to international attention with The Faith of George W. Bush, the New York Times bestseller that influenced Oliver Stone's film, W. His book The Faith of Barack Obama was another international bestseller. He has written celebrated biographies of Booker T. Washington, George Whitefield, Winston Churchill, and Abraham Lincoln, among others. Stephen speaks around the world on topics of faith, leadership, and culture. He is also the founder of two firms: The Mansfield Group and Chartwell Literary Group. He lives in Nashville and in Washington, DC, with his wife, Beverly, who is an award-winning songwriter and producer.
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- Publication date2013
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