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Winn, Adam, 1976-

Killing a Messiah : a novel / Adam Winn. - x, 235 pages ; 21 cm

Prologue -- A fragile peace -- An approaching storm -- The prepararation -- The crisis -- The plot -- The ruse -- The execution -- The aftermath -- Answering Questions -- The Death of Jesus and the History of Anti-Semitism -- Questions for Reflection and Discussion.

"As Passover approaches, the city of Jerusalem is a political tinderbox. When rumors start spreading about the popular prophet Jesus, unexpected alliances emerge between Roman and Jewish leaders. In Killing a Messiah, New Testament scholar Adam Winn weaves together stories of historical and fictional characters in a fresh reimagining of the events leading up to Jesus' execution, shedding new light on our reading of biblical texts"--

ISBN: 9780830852772 0830852778

LCCN: 2019041673

Subjects--Personal Names:
Jesus Christ--Fiction.
Jesus Christ.

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible.--New Testament--History of Biblical events--Fiction.
Bible.--New Testament.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Antisemitism--Study and teaching.
Antisémitisme--Étude et enseignement.
Antisemitism--Study and teaching.
History of Biblical events.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Religious fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Fiction.
Christian fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Religious fiction.
Biographical fiction.

LC Class. No.: PS3623.I66285 / K55 2020

Dewey Class. No.: 813/.6