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Bezig met laden... The Centurion: An Historical Noveldoor John Stewart
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Tiberius sends Lucius Gracchus Valerius, to the East to rally the people, especially in the troublesome region of Judea. The support of Pontius Pilate, the Procurator and a friend of Sejanus, must be secured. He, however, has his own problems: a new preacher has appeared - Jesus, whose message and followers are unsettling the Jewish establishment. Lucius meets the Centurion, Marcus Tullus, who is drawn to the teachings of Jesus, and together they must thwart the plans of Sejanus' own legate and resolve the conflicting persona loyalties that confront them. Set amidst the panorama and intrigue of the Roman Empire at the time of the Crucifixion, this is a compelling first novel. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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 Google Books — Bezig met laden...GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999WaarderingGemiddelde: (2)
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The basic plot is: Emperor Tiberius sends a special legate to Judea who, while there, meets the centurion of the title who has already fallen under the influence of the 'Rabbi Jesus', and the events of the novel are basically the weeks leading up to the crucifixion and the months afterwards, and how they affect the various Roman characters who find themselves in the region. There are various linked sub-plots too.
The book is trying to be a straightforward historical novel, but it's also trying to be a political novel and a romantic novel --- and a religious novel that has clearly and overtly Christian sympathies. For the non-Christian reader, this seems more than a bit forced and not justified by the rest of the novel. I guess it is trying to set the crucifixion in its political and historical context, whilst at the same time relating to some fictional and factual characters. It doesn't really succeed. And the ending is too happy ever after...
Interesting but flawed. (