TY - BOOK AU - Winn,Adam TI - Killing a Messiah: a novel SN - 9780830852772 AV - PS3623.I66285 K55 2020 U1 - 813/.6 23 PY - 2020/// CY - Downers Grove, Illinois PB - Apollos, IVP an imprint of InterVarsity Press KW - Jesus Christ KW - Jesus Christ. KW - Bible KW - New Testament KW - History of Biblical events KW - Fiction KW - fast KW - Antisemitism KW - Study and teaching KW - Antisémitisme KW - Étude et enseignement KW - Religious fiction KW - Biographical fiction KW - Christian fiction KW - gsafd KW - lcgft N1 - 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 N2 - "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"-- ER -