Yeshua: the King the Demon & the Traitor

by G.P. Taylor, Paula K. Parker

Yeshua – The King, The Demon & The Traitor takes readers back to witness the life of one man whose birth changed the course of history forever.

With vivid descriptions and historic details, these stories clothe the characters with flesh and bone, laughter and tears, love and pain, excitement and anger. The scenes and settings paint the ancient world with the grit and dust of Palestine alongside the opulence and decadence of the Roman Empire. Throughout it all, these stories honour the truth of the ancient book from which the narratives were drawn.

Yeshua will captivate the imagination of a generation that is perhaps more familiar with Hogwarts and Mt Olympus than Galilee and Jerusalem with these retellings of stories from the world’s all-time bestselling book.

320 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2012

About the author

(born 1958 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire), pen-name G.P. Taylor, is the author of the best-selling novels Shadowmancer, Wormwood and Tersias. Before taking up writing full-time, he was an Anglican vicar in the village of Cloughton, North Yorkshire.

His works reflect his faith, carrying Christian messages like The Chronicles of Narnia of C.S. Lewis. He began to write his works to counter the increasing number of works, such as Harry Potter and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, that he believed were encouraging children to investigate the occult. His works have also garnered some controversy however, because whilst Taylor has claimed to be "an authority on Wicca and paganism", his books have been considered offensive by some neopagans for describing them as being tricked by the Devil.

Reviews

[Helen the Bassist · Rating 2 out of 5]

I've yet to find anywhere that says this was written for children or young adults but it reads as if it were the case.

Unfortunately this came across as just a poor rehash of the gospel stories with an attempt to de-latinize the names.

Accessible but somewhat pointless.
Just read the original!

[Sean Harding · Rating 5 out of 5]

Companion piece to YHWH: The Flood, the Fish and the Giant presents the life of Jesus in short story format, novelising the Biblical narratives and making them accessible to younger readers. Very well done with the whole redemptive history shining through and making the Bible come alive. Brilliant!

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

While this title might tell a familiar story, the way the authors go about it is enjoyable and engaging for many youth.  My boys have mixed thoughts on the title as one tends to enjoy reading straight from Scripture and not a more dramatized version of the story.  However, it still makes for a good book to have in the house compared to some of the mainstream literature options.

[Cherry Goh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall an enjoyable read, great descriptions that brought me right there in Biblical times. It made the person of Jesus more real to me which helped me faith. I would recommend.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was not a fan of this book UNTIL the chapters on Jesus' trial and crucifixion...and I was moved by those! I think I was "put off" by the authors' choice to use "authentic" names and that just confused me and required me to translate in my head.