Namesake Seeking the Living Christ

Based on extensive research into the life and times of Jesus Christ, Namesake, Seeking the Living Christ recreates that time and how it may have been experienced by a Jerusalem Jew. Living in the heart of Pharisee country, he finds himself immersed in the conflict between the leaders who pledge allegiance to their religious and historical roots and Jesus who likens them to "a generation of vipers." Based on a real person in the New Testament, this man, whose identity is not revealed until more than half way through the book, comes to regard Jesus as a curse, a merciless intrusion, the blight of his life. Just the mention of Jesus' name divides his family, pits brother against brother, and overturns his enviable status in society. One day he meets Jesus face-to-face...