(Reviewed by Jeyran Main)
The Epistles of Jesus is a fictional story. It provides a theoretical approach to the question of what if we discovered that Jesus had written down his teachings himself, and those teachings had turned out to be in contrast to what we believe now. Since most of what was written about Jesus is thirty to forty years after he was gone, the story takes an interesting take on literature, art, and architecture from the period during which Jesus lived, pondering things that could have happened.
I first want to make the statement that this book does not construe or attempt to deny Christ, neither does it promote him. It just provides room for discussion about his nature and divinity. This, for me, was an exciting read. I truly relished it as I read page by page.
Due to the factual base of knowledge where for the first several decades there isn’t much Christian history, the author demonstrates his skills and speculates what it might have been or how some of the participants in that time frame would have behaved.
I very much enjoyed reading this book due to its nature of openness and room for interpretation. It did not sway away from any beliefs that exist but allowed the reader to wonder. I recommend this book to religious fictional readers and books who like this form of storytelling.
