The Longest Week: The Truth About Jesus' Last Days By Nick Page

It was a routine execution, an everyday piece of imperial politics at the edge of empire. How did this long-ago death become the lynchpin of our civilisation? What actually happened? How reliable are the accounts? Why was he executed?

As relevant now as ever, this historical retelling brings to life the most dramatic week in history as never before, offering a fresh, illuminating perspective on familiar events. THE LONGEST WEEK recreates the atmosphere in Jerusalem in vivid detail. From Pilate, the career soldier in charge of a people he does not understand, to Caiaphas the High Priest, walking the tightrope between Roman rule and religious fanaticism: and from Jesus' followers and family, caught up in events spiralling out of control, to the thousands of Passover pilgrims crowding the narrow streets, the key players all come sharply into relief.

Brimming with little known facts, and drawing on the latest archaelogical and historical research, Nick Page cuts through layers of myth and misrepresentation to reveal the truth about THE LONGEST WEEK

paperback 306 pages 13.5x21.5cm