THE LONGEST WEEK
The Truth about Jesus’ Last Days
By Nick Page. Hodder & Stoughton. 306 pages. £14.99
ISBN 978-0-340-97980-8
If you want something to challenge you in the run up to Easter, try The Longest Week.
It looks at the events of Jesus’s life, from Palm Sunday through to Easter, from a purely historical point of view. It tries to avoid all theology, which, of course, is currently very fashionable. Because of this, its content can look rather lame at points and obviously the writer’s own agenda sneaks in instead. However, having said that, its thorough research into first century times makes it a fascinating read.
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