There are two distinct narrative voices in this novel. One is a first-person account of Judas' life from childhood to dotage. It tells of his boyhood friendship with Jesus, of his difficult younger days, how he becomes a disciple of first John the Baptist and then Jesus and finally ends up as a rich merchant in Mesopotamia. It is there he writes the first gospel. The other voice belongs to Dr Murray Watkins, a biblical scholar and finder of `the Judas Texts' in early 21st Century Iraq, shortly before the invasion of that country. Through a series of essays he tells of the finding of the texts, of what they tell us and of the significance of this find.
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Dimensions: 127 x 203mm
Publication Date: 03 Jun 2019
Publisher: Benybont Books
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781916119802
About Tom East
The latest publication from Tom East is the ELDRITCH novel THE KA OF STEPHEN CHARLES. This is now available. Thirteen books are currently available in paperback from TOM EAST or as eBooks. Apart from the latest these include the controversial novel THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO St JUDAS and the unsparing non-fiction of LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE about recovery from two brain haemorrhages Earlier Tom was the writer of many works of fiction commercial features essays reviews 'other prose' and poetry. He was also the author of six (print) books. He was born in London although of Welsh family and has lived in Wales for many years. Still available as paperback and ebook are THE EVE OF ST ELIGIUS THE GREENLAND PARTY TOMMY'S WAR: July 1914 SCENES FROM SEASONS THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT VERSE BRIGADE THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST JUDAS LYRICS POLEMICS AND POETICS WISH MAN'S WOOD A FIFTIES' CHILDHOOD LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE WHY WRITE HAIKU? and THE LOWELL LETTERS