Judas In Jerusalem - Softcover

Heil, Joseph Lewis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0692185895 ISBN 13: 9780692185896

Publisher: Lake Lore Press, LLC, 2018

Synopsis

Well known to Christians and many non-Christians are the four Gospel accounts of the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, now referred to as Palm Sunday. These narratives also tell of the following Thursday when Jesus celebrated his last Passover Supper with his apostle friends. Judas In Jerusalem explores the four ominous days that led Judas to betray Jesus.

In the Prologue, two thirteen-year-old cousins, John and Jesus, roam the hill country near Jerusalem. They talk of everything they know and dream. Their mothers want them to master the carpentry trade, but the boys reject that.

John, now mature, lives alone in the desert. A weakened man, Judas, collapses near his camp. John rescues him and encourages him to seek Jesus. Near Jericho, Judas encounters Jesus, who asks him to join his band of followers.

Word comes that Jesus’ cousin, John, has been arrested. Despite the danger, Jesus travels to Jerusalem, where his radical teachings are opposed by many members of the Sanhedrin. He enters the Holy City to welcoming crowds. A wealthy follower, Joseph of Arimathea, invites Jesus and one of his friends to dine with him that evening. Jesus chooses Judas.

Thereafter begins the moral degeneration of Judas, leading to his so-called betrayal of Jesus. Lust, greed, anger, and pride enter his mind and heart, which lead tragically to a senseless, condemning act. Finding himself trapped by men far more clever than himself, Judas is presented with a life or death proposition.

Is Judas guilty of a betrayal? Or is he betrayed? The four evangelists tell us little.

This novel reveals the life and death of Judas In Jerusalem.

About this title

About the Author:

Joseph Lewis Heil was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the Great Books Program (now known as the Program of Liberal Studies) at the University of Notre Dame. Inspired by family stories; a love of history and literature; and observations of trends in American society, politics, and culture, Heil wrote his first novel, The War Less Civil, published as a Kindle e-book at www.Amazon.com. It is also available as a softcover on the author's website, www.JosephLewisHeil.com. Kirkus Reviews said of The War Less Civil, ." . . a powerful, moving tale reminiscent of John Steinbeck's East of Eden in its scope and artistic aspiration. . . ." The Faulkner-Wisdom novel competition named the book a finalist in 2012. Judas In Jerusalem is the author's second novel.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lake Lore Press, LLC
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0692185895
• ISBN 13: 9780692185896
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 184