Told from the point of view of a non-existent nephew of Yeshua, or Jesus, this book gets a lot of historical details right. It attempts to tell the story as the Ebionites believed. That group, among others, was declared heretical in the early church when they decided to go with Paul's version.
While the narrative is mostly a delight, the author's voice breaks through the narrator's many times, which can be jarring. The reader certainly gets the impression that the author is a good and sincere person, but might rather enjoy the POV of the fictional narrator uninterrupted.
Friday, January 22, 2016
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Confronting the Classics by Mary Beard (nonfiction 2013)
Aside from some problematic remarks about rape, this might be the best collection of book reviews ever. Beard's encyclopedic knowledge of the ancient world is at its best. As I've read many of the books she critiques, it's very enjoyable.
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