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A fictionalized retelling of the life of Jesus, with a focus on the Passion, is a nice idea. To that effect, the Thoenes portray life in ancient Rome and, later, in Jerusalem, in a credible manner, although not quite as successfully as in the previous two books of the Jerusalem Chronicles.
Behold the Man, however, turns out to be a disappointment. Characters are two-dimensional - either irritatingly good and suffering such as Claudia, Marcus and Jono, or unbelievably evil, such as Vara and, especially, Pilates, who the reader expects to be a complex, unpredictable ruler. There are major holes in the story: the reason for Herodias' animosity towards John the Baptizer, for example, which is clearly presented in the Gospels of Mark and Matthew, remains unexplained in the book. Longinus, who Christian tradition believes to have pierced Jesus' side with a lance after his death, as narrated in the Gospel of John, never does so - making the informed reader wonder why he was named liked that in the first place. Worst of all, the trial, death and resurrection of Jesus, which should be at the climax of the book, come to a hasty end as if the writers badly needed to meet an editor's deadline. Religious undertones prevail across the story in a form that would hardly be expected at the time considering it took several centuries for the events surrounding Jesus' life to sink in and mature. This makes the story little appealing to the non-believer: a more objective approach would have been far more effective.
If you want to read the screenplay for an old-fashioned biblical movie from the 50's, look no further. If you'd rather read modern historical fiction, try something else.


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Behold the Man The Jerusalem Chronicles Book 3 edition by Bodie and Brock Thoene Religion Spirituality eBooks Reviews

I finished this book days before Good Friday. How appropriate! The perfect ending to the Jerusalem Chronicles. Even though I knew then ending, it held my interest. I felt like I was "behind the scenes" of what was happening.
Book three of the Jerusalem Chronicles, climaxes the story of the life of Jesus Christ. For those who are familiar with the Biblical account, this book shimmers with light piercing the darkness of Evil's final effort to unseat God from the Lord's eternal throne. Truly, Jesus is alive and He is King of Kings and Lord of lord's.
But the story is a different take on the life of Pontius Pilate from a young man to the time of his role in the crucifixion of Jesus. It also reveals the ruthlessness of the Roman government. And much of how people lived in the days of Jesus. It was interesting and it held my attention all the way through.
I began reading the Zion Legacy Series over a decade ago. The Jerusalem Chronicles series that followed was even more powerful. I believe these stories honored God's Word even though they were works of fiction. This book was the conclusion to those preceding series. I found this book disappointing. It lacks both in quality and depth that wonderful story weaving and the wordsmith skill of the earlier books.
You don't get tired reliving His life, His sacrifices, His agony, His death and His resurrection no matter who is retelling the story. BEHOLD THE MAN is a good uptake of Jesus life and death with the added story of Pontius Pilate, Claudia, Marcus and Philo. A mix of fiction and nonfiction. A good read at this time of Lent. Reading this book was my way of reflecting His life. My thanks to the authors.
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this book brings to a conclusion a series of novels written By Thoene and Thoene. This book brings us to final days in Jerusalem and Christs death on the cross.( Crucified in Jerusalem for the sins of the world.) One of the key characters of this book is a Roman Centurion.He has been a consistent figure thru many of their books from the A.D. Chronicles.
Characters are based on historical biblical figures. The story crafted in an amazing was to "reveal" the backstory of political leaders of the time, and put the biblical story into historical data of the customs and mindsets of the times.
Learning the truth through fiction is the stated goal of these writers and they are to be commended for the incredible research they obviously did in order to write accurately the story of Jesus, His friends and enemies.
I am rating this book without having read the first two in the series. I think reading them first could have helped my enjoyment of this last book in the series. I got the wrong impression from the title and the blurb about the book on books. I was expecting a story where Jesus' ministry during the last days of His earthly ministry was the focus. Instead this is more a story of Pilate and his wife Claudia, and her lover Marcus Longinus. Herod and John the Baptist also figure prominently, I, apparently, missed the character development during the first two books because it isn't evident here. I did like both Claudia and Marcus, although I wanted to know more about both. There are enough villains to evoke anger and pity as well!

I realize this is a fictional account, but in religious fiction I expect scriptural accuracy when it is referenced. I was disappointed with the account of Herodias' daughter's asking for the head of John the Baptist. Anyone who has read the Old Testament book of Esther and the account in Matthew 14 would know how inaccurate Thoenes' rendering is. This seems like a simple point to research. It is careless to manipulate the scripture this much when non-believers will be reading the book.

The ending is abrupt and leaves many personal issues hanging for the protagonists (not Jesus). I would suggest anyone considering purchasing this book read the first two in the series first.
A fictionalized retelling of the life of Jesus, with a focus on the Passion, is a nice idea. To that effect, the Thoenes portray life in ancient Rome and, later, in Jerusalem, in a credible manner, although not quite as successfully as in the previous two books of the Jerusalem Chronicles.
Behold the Man, however, turns out to be a disappointment. Characters are two-dimensional - either irritatingly good and suffering such as Claudia, Marcus and Jono, or unbelievably evil, such as Vara and, especially, Pilates, who the reader expects to be a complex, unpredictable ruler. There are major holes in the story the reason for Herodias' animosity towards John the Baptizer, for example, which is clearly presented in the Gospels of Mark and Matthew, remains unexplained in the book. Longinus, who Christian tradition believes to have pierced Jesus' side with a lance after his death, as narrated in the Gospel of John, never does so - making the informed reader wonder why he was named liked that in the first place. Worst of all, the trial, death and resurrection of Jesus, which should be at the climax of the book, come to a hasty end as if the writers badly needed to meet an editor's deadline. Religious undertones prevail across the story in a form that would hardly be expected at the time considering it took several centuries for the events surrounding Jesus' life to sink in and mature. This makes the story little appealing to the non-believer a more objective approach would have been far more effective.
If you want to read the screenplay for an old-fashioned biblical movie from the 50's, look no further. If you'd rather read modern historical fiction, try something else.