Malchus' Ear: a biblical novel (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781539118329)

Malchus' Ear is a biblical novel that focuses on the chief servant of the high priest Caiaphas. When sent to learn the truth about a roaming prophet named Yeshua from Nazareth, Malchus encounters a series of experiences that drastically alter the world in which he lives and also reshape his own personal life. Along the way, Malchus observes Yeshua first-hand and meets one of his followers, a man named Yehuda from Kerioth, who involves him in a scheme to force Yeshua to reveal his true nature and purpose.This novel offers readers a fresh look at the Jesus saga and places the main characters of the gospels in a context that humanizes them and provides a complex, yet balanced, view of their motives.In addition, it presents Caiaphas and other Jewish leaders in a realistic way that avoids stereotyping them, while retaining the tension between their religious devotion on the one hand and forced allegiance to Rome on the other.Malchus' Ear is a personal look at life in the first century world of Judea and Galilee that allows readers to re-experience the story of Jesus in a way that avoids both a literal repetition of the gospels and an over-sentimentalized treatment of them.

Author: Arlon K. Stubbe
ISBN-10: 1539118320
ISBN-13: 9781539118329
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2016
Pages: 222
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.47d