David S. Britton / David SBritton
One Friday afternoon 2000 years ago, a man died,and changed the course of human history. Thisbook invites you to take a new look at who thatman was. You will not find the familiarcomfortable figure you learned about in churchand school RE lessons. This Jesus is very different.The novel traces the story of a man who was fullyhuman, with a human father, human wife andhuman children. Part of the freedom struggleagainst a corrupt and dictatorial local government,supported by foreign oppression, we follow hisattempts to feel his way through the minefield ofJewish and Roman politics in first centuryPalestine. This man shares our doubts and fearsand struggles to find a meaning to his life andwork, while facing apparent failure in his maintask.Although set in first century Palestine, this is avery modern book. The Jesus you will find hereyou could find in the local market or high street.The issues he faces are very modern ones, and theindividuals he meets, you, the reader, could just aseasily meet.At the end of the novel you will be met with twofundamental questions - Who was this man? - and- What exactly did he do?
