William Flowers
ASIN: B006X815KM
Publisher: Amazon.com Services LLC
Pages: 267
From the older images of a sad,blue-eyed Jesus to the more recent, more violently graphic portrayals of hissuffering, Hollywood has trained us to see the savior of the world as justanother victim. To be sure, Jesus Christ endured terrible physical abuse and abarbaric death, but the night before it all happened, when he prayed in agony,alone in the garden, he was anticipating a much darker prospect, a terriblemoment that according to Luke's Gospel would cause the sun's light to fail. The Hush presents an alternative view, a much larger, morecomprehensive look at the familiar story, combining a unique blend ofspeculation with the biblical record. Passion and humor and friendship areexchanged between Jesus and his disciples, while all around them danger andconflict and unseen posturing mounts. The week wears away, the hours tick down,the trials commence, and the abuse escalates. Evil is ...