In this week's podcast from the Jesus of History channel author,Antonio Sebastian, reads the prologue from his historical fiction novel, 'The Last Letters of Jesus'.

"In first century Judea a war is being fought for the soul of the Jewish people. The light of Greek culture has weakened the power of the Jewish priests but, like a pack of wolves amongst a herd of sheep, extremists and fanatics use violence and terror to enforcce their version of God's will.

The superpower of the Roman state hangs over the Middle East like a hammer. After a hundred years of Jewish riots and assassinations, the Romans are fast running out of patience.

On the eve of the final apocalypse, evil covers the land like a shadow. In a letter to the last King of Israel, a Rabbi of the Great Sanhedrin tells the story of his crucified son and the secret of the Nazarenes.

Thirty years previously his son, Rabbi Yeshua bar Yosef, discovers an ancient Jewish teaching that could save the world. Arrested after a blockade of the temple sacrifices he desperately tries to warn the Jewish people. The secret of the Nazarenes will cost him his family, his humanity and ultimately his life."

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