Iscariot : A Novel of Judas (Paperback)

from Linda

Iscariot is written with powerful emotion. Even though Author Tosca Lee's story is fiction, it gives the reader a different point of view of why Judas responded in such a traitorous way. The research the author puts into this story adds to the drama and helps the reader to relate to this time in ...

from MarFisk

This is powerful tale that follows the life of one man both before and alongside the Biblical tales of Jesus Christ, a man known to Christians and others alike as the betrayer. Judas Iscariot's well-known tale lacks context, and that's what Iscariot offers. Historical and fictional context for wh...

from debs4jc

This novelized account of the life of Judas attempts to humanize him as a typical religious zealot of the time. The details about Jewish life, custom and thought of the time bring context and a vividness to the familiar story. I read this with a group for discussion, and the participants were qui...

from ElizaJane

One of he last people in the world we would want to feel sympathy for is Judas Iscariot but Tosca Lee has written a beautiful story of biblical times and what Judas' life might have been like prior to meeting Jesus, what his hopes and dreams were of a coming Messiah and how in a moment of weaknes...

from busy91

This is my first Tosca Lee novel but lit will not be my last. The story of Judas is a well known one, to Christians, Jews and Atheists alike. Tosca Lee's fictional telling of the life of Judas gives us an insight into the workings of a society that could not accept a man such as Jesus. Ms. Lee ma...