Desire of the Everlasting Hills - Thomas Cahill

NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization comes a compelling historical narrative about Jesus-an obscure rabbi from a backwater of the Roman Empire who became the central figure in Western Civilization.

"Divertingly instructive...gratifying...[Cahill] makes Jesus a still-living literary presence." -The New York Times

In his subtle and engaging investigation into the life and times of Jesus, ThomasCahill shows us Jesus from his birth to his execution through the eyes of those
who knew him and in the context of his time-a time when the Jews were struggling
to maintain their beliefs under overlords who imposed their worldview on their subjects.
Here is Jesus the loving friend, itinerate preacher, and quiet revolutionary, whose
words and actions inspired his followers to journey throughout the Roman world and
speak the truth he instilled-in the face of the greatest defeat: Jesus' crucifixion
as a common criminal.
Daring, provocative, and stunningly original, Cahill's interpretation
will both delight and surprise.