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The Weeping Chamber
Simeon's life is falling apart, and he fears he may never see his wife and daughter again. As he arrives in Jerusalem for Passover, he is looking for a miracle. Author Sigmund Brouwer retells the last week of Christ before the crucifixion through the eyes of this one man, and draws you in with a story that you will remember long after finishing the last page.
320 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1998
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March 24, 2011
This is one book I love to read every year, beginning on Palm Sunday. The reason for the beginning date is obvious as you get into the book--that's when Chapter 1 begins. And you aren't you far into the book before you realize that the main character, Simeon, is intending to kill himself. He blames himself for the death of his only son and severe injury of his daughter, Vashti, in a disasterous fire in Cyrene. He's certain his beloved wife and daughter also blame him and hate him.
As he goes through the week, he hears of the Prophet in town who is healing people, and his hopes rise. He makes it a point to talk to the Man, Jesus, offering Him all his considerable riches if Jesus will only heal Vashti. Jesus tells Simeon to come back when Simeon understands who He (Jesus) is. Simeon goes away disheartened.
Now, I could tell you the rest of the story, but I won't. Yes, this Simeon is the one who carries Jesus' cross on the way to Golgotha. Yes, there is a happy ending. But you're going to have to read this man's progress through despair and disbelief to joyous recognition of the Savior. It's a fitting and beautiful tribute to the Lord. It's compelling, a page-turner---and yet, I hope you'll resist the urge to read it too fast. You'd miss so much.
As he goes through the week, he hears of the Prophet in town who is healing people, and his hopes rise. He makes it a point to talk to the Man, Jesus, offering Him all his considerable riches if Jesus will only heal Vashti. Jesus tells Simeon to come back when Simeon understands who He (Jesus) is. Simeon goes away disheartened.
Now, I could tell you the rest of the story, but I won't. Yes, this Simeon is the one who carries Jesus' cross on the way to Golgotha. Yes, there is a happy ending. But you're going to have to read this man's progress through despair and disbelief to joyous recognition of the Savior. It's a fitting and beautiful tribute to the Lord. It's compelling, a page-turner---and yet, I hope you'll resist the urge to read it too fast. You'd miss so much.
August 21, 2020
A most excellent book. Love the writing style. Two characters lives gradually begin to intersect throughout the book, and the mystery behind them are slowly revealed. Loved, loved, loved this book. I won't be passing it on... unless I know it will be returned. I will probably re-read this one!
November 6, 2022
Could’ve been a really great book
I had read reviews about too much explanation during the book but still decided to give this book a chance.
What I found were tons of unnecessary explanations! There would be a small section of story, then a lot of explaining, small section of story, a lot of explaining, this pattern repeated through the entire book. It was lengthy and the book could’ve been half the size if the explanations weren’t there. The story line was definitely interrupted needlessly and it took away from the main line of the story.
Two things really bothered me.
1. When Simeon (main character) said he knew his cousin Pascal was responsible for not having children, he’d been married 3 times and none of his wives had produced children, so it was Pascal who was infertile. We know this is the case now, back when this book takes place it was the women (unnecessarily so) who were blamed for not being able to have children, it was never the man’s fault. The poor woman would be placed aside in some cases for another wife to make sure the man had a child.
2. At the end of the book, Signmund Brouwer interrupts his storyline again to make a case for Yeshua being the Messiah. Almost like a “Case for Christ” type writing. It made it seem like he was trying to talk people into believing Yeshua died and rose from the dead. He took every argument which could’ve been given for Yeshua not rising from the dead and then negated it. I’m a believer, I have great faith, but took offense to this. If unbelievers want to dig deeper into proof for Yeshua being the Messiah then they can speak to a believer, read the Bible or read books specifically spelling out ALL of the reasons that point to Yeshua as the Messiah! It shouldn’t be summed up briefly and sporadically in between short pieces of a storyline.
There are many other things which bothered me in this story, honestly I almost stopped reading it. The interruption to the storyline was so distracting it makes it very hard to keep track of what is going on. Needless to say I wouldn’t recommend this book.
I had read reviews about too much explanation during the book but still decided to give this book a chance.
What I found were tons of unnecessary explanations! There would be a small section of story, then a lot of explaining, small section of story, a lot of explaining, this pattern repeated through the entire book. It was lengthy and the book could’ve been half the size if the explanations weren’t there. The story line was definitely interrupted needlessly and it took away from the main line of the story.
Two things really bothered me.
1. When Simeon (main character) said he knew his cousin Pascal was responsible for not having children, he’d been married 3 times and none of his wives had produced children, so it was Pascal who was infertile. We know this is the case now, back when this book takes place it was the women (unnecessarily so) who were blamed for not being able to have children, it was never the man’s fault. The poor woman would be placed aside in some cases for another wife to make sure the man had a child.
2. At the end of the book, Signmund Brouwer interrupts his storyline again to make a case for Yeshua being the Messiah. Almost like a “Case for Christ” type writing. It made it seem like he was trying to talk people into believing Yeshua died and rose from the dead. He took every argument which could’ve been given for Yeshua not rising from the dead and then negated it. I’m a believer, I have great faith, but took offense to this. If unbelievers want to dig deeper into proof for Yeshua being the Messiah then they can speak to a believer, read the Bible or read books specifically spelling out ALL of the reasons that point to Yeshua as the Messiah! It shouldn’t be summed up briefly and sporadically in between short pieces of a storyline.
There are many other things which bothered me in this story, honestly I almost stopped reading it. The interruption to the storyline was so distracting it makes it very hard to keep track of what is going on. Needless to say I wouldn’t recommend this book.
April 4, 2021
The description of the empty tomb on the day of Jesus' resurrection contains this small detail: The cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths. John 20:7 BSB
For some years a story has been circulating that the "folded napkin" was a tradition amongst ancient carpenters that, at the completion of a project, they would wash their arms, dry them and then fold the towel to indicate to their fellow-craftsmen: It is finished.
Considerable research led me to this book as the earliest mention of this symbolism. If there is a prior instance, I have not found it. I cannot find a commentary that mentions the practice, though there may be one I haven't yet encountered.
The explanation about the symbolism of the cloth is on the very last page, so is doubly memorable. I mention this because this is a superb novel but it would have been greatly enhanced by a glossary or appendix that cited sources. I can find perutahs independently, though I did not know of them before. I can find the tradition that life is taken from a person by a drop of gall from the sword of the angel of death (though I can't find this linked to "true death" on the fourth day) and I can find testimony about trial procedure in rabbinical law. So given these independent verifications, I wonder that I can't find anything about the napkin.
It is such a beautiful, evocative novel and this such a "perfect" ending, I would be grateful to know where it came from originally.
For some years a story has been circulating that the "folded napkin" was a tradition amongst ancient carpenters that, at the completion of a project, they would wash their arms, dry them and then fold the towel to indicate to their fellow-craftsmen: It is finished.
Considerable research led me to this book as the earliest mention of this symbolism. If there is a prior instance, I have not found it. I cannot find a commentary that mentions the practice, though there may be one I haven't yet encountered.
The explanation about the symbolism of the cloth is on the very last page, so is doubly memorable. I mention this because this is a superb novel but it would have been greatly enhanced by a glossary or appendix that cited sources. I can find perutahs independently, though I did not know of them before. I can find the tradition that life is taken from a person by a drop of gall from the sword of the angel of death (though I can't find this linked to "true death" on the fourth day) and I can find testimony about trial procedure in rabbinical law. So given these independent verifications, I wonder that I can't find anything about the napkin.
It is such a beautiful, evocative novel and this such a "perfect" ending, I would be grateful to know where it came from originally.
April 24, 2025
This is definitely in my "Top Ten" of Favorite books!!
I think this is my fourth time to read this particular book and each time is more meaningful than the previous!!
This is more than just a historical fiction novel (though it excels in that category in its own right); it draws the reader into the story in a fourth dimension to be a part of the grief and redemption that is singularly told in the backstory of the historical fiction, and it is in this capacity that this book will likely always be in my Top Ten Favorite books!! This book is a not to be missed (paper, kindle, or audible); please read it like no other!!
2025 update: This book is just as powerful each time I read it!! I do think it's my all-time favorite historical fiction book. There is a great, comprehensive and interesting backstory for a real person in history (Simon, from Cyrene, who was compelled to carry Jesus' cross part of the way to Calvary). His backstory explains his presence in Jerusalem at this time and why he was such a desperate man. This is one of those life-changing stories! Highly recommended!! Do yourself a favor and read it!!
I think this is my fourth time to read this particular book and each time is more meaningful than the previous!!
This is more than just a historical fiction novel (though it excels in that category in its own right); it draws the reader into the story in a fourth dimension to be a part of the grief and redemption that is singularly told in the backstory of the historical fiction, and it is in this capacity that this book will likely always be in my Top Ten Favorite books!! This book is a not to be missed (paper, kindle, or audible); please read it like no other!!
2025 update: This book is just as powerful each time I read it!! I do think it's my all-time favorite historical fiction book. There is a great, comprehensive and interesting backstory for a real person in history (Simon, from Cyrene, who was compelled to carry Jesus' cross part of the way to Calvary). His backstory explains his presence in Jerusalem at this time and why he was such a desperate man. This is one of those life-changing stories! Highly recommended!! Do yourself a favor and read it!!
April 6, 2024
Simeon has lost much-and he blames himself for it all. He finds himself in Jerusalem at Passover time, but not to celebrate the annual Jewish festival, but for other reasons. At the same time, the Pharisees are planning the death of One who they deem a 'blasphemer'-Jesus. As events unfold Simeon finds himself in the midst of it-and his own life begins to change. Throughout the book you do feel the tide of hopelessness and despair, as well as hope renewed and life regained. As well as that, it's clear Brouwer has done much research of Jewish culture and traditions, giving the reader a clear perspective on everything Biblically.
April 6, 2022
Ever since a devastating tragedy, Simeon has been weighed down under heavy guilt for the deep pain and grief he's caused his wife and young daughter. He's seeking a miracle when he arrives in Jerusalem for Passover, but it seems the teacher from Nazareth that Simeon dares to seek is headed for grave trouble of His own in The Weeping Chamber by author Sigmund Brouwer.
Given the approach of Resurrection Sunday, I was compelled to try this ChristFic work from the 1990s, written by an author who amazed me in the past with an excellent World War II novel.
I sometimes struggled with the style of this older novel, though. Instead of more "showing," it has a lot of "telling." That includes a good deal of commentary from Simeon, the narrator, as he sometimes pauses from storytelling to give lines or paragraphs of spiritual explanations/lessons.
More than that, although Simeon's recounting about his own life is well done, I couldn't fully buy into his elaborate narration about other people's experiences. As he tells the reader about past events where he wasn't present, involving people he doesn't know, how does Simeon manage to be in several different characters' heads, including Yeshua's, having exact descriptions of their personal perspectives? Even if Simeon eventually heard gossip and reports about the people's words and actions during those events, he couldn't know everyone's thoughts and their unspoken feelings, both emotional and physical.
In some chapters, Simeon prefaces his narration of past events by saying he heard from someone who was there. But before Simeon shares some scenes, he says he's only speculating about what happened. To me, his occasional mentions of his speculation only emphasize how it doesn't make complete sense that he can be so specific in his telling of the whole story. I think the novel could have worked better with two narrators, as certain other novels have, rather than Simeon serving as a first-person narrator and also an implausibly omniscient narrator in the same book.
Yet, if you can get past the novel's slow start and practical issues with the narration, it's an engaging story.
Granted, some of the telling is overdone, such as the repetitive mentions of rage and hatred from a caricatural Caiaphas, contrasting repetitive mentions of Yeshua's calm and dignity.
Even so, the author's skill at weaving a poignant tale ultimately comes through in this novel, especially concerning Simeon's life.
Given the approach of Resurrection Sunday, I was compelled to try this ChristFic work from the 1990s, written by an author who amazed me in the past with an excellent World War II novel.
I sometimes struggled with the style of this older novel, though. Instead of more "showing," it has a lot of "telling." That includes a good deal of commentary from Simeon, the narrator, as he sometimes pauses from storytelling to give lines or paragraphs of spiritual explanations/lessons.
More than that, although Simeon's recounting about his own life is well done, I couldn't fully buy into his elaborate narration about other people's experiences. As he tells the reader about past events where he wasn't present, involving people he doesn't know, how does Simeon manage to be in several different characters' heads, including Yeshua's, having exact descriptions of their personal perspectives? Even if Simeon eventually heard gossip and reports about the people's words and actions during those events, he couldn't know everyone's thoughts and their unspoken feelings, both emotional and physical.
In some chapters, Simeon prefaces his narration of past events by saying he heard from someone who was there. But before Simeon shares some scenes, he says he's only speculating about what happened. To me, his occasional mentions of his speculation only emphasize how it doesn't make complete sense that he can be so specific in his telling of the whole story. I think the novel could have worked better with two narrators, as certain other novels have, rather than Simeon serving as a first-person narrator and also an implausibly omniscient narrator in the same book.
Yet, if you can get past the novel's slow start and practical issues with the narration, it's an engaging story.
Granted, some of the telling is overdone, such as the repetitive mentions of rage and hatred from a caricatural Caiaphas, contrasting repetitive mentions of Yeshua's calm and dignity.
Even so, the author's skill at weaving a poignant tale ultimately comes through in this novel, especially concerning Simeon's life.
June 9, 2019
This book was an interesting read as it provided a 'human interaction' perspective of the events that took place during Jesus' life. It provided me with some insight on him people in 33 AD may have interacted with one and other.
For the first few chapters, it was a bit hard to understand what the overall plot of the book was but it became more clear later on in the book. The author did a good job of adding great imagery and Sigmund really made me feel like I was living in the year 33 AD. The book started off by introducing us to Simeon, a character who was very shy and insecure (he really wanted to kill himself) however he begins to change when he heres about Jesus. Simeon becomes less shy and he beings to enjoy life and it was very fun to read through the journey of Simeon's life - right up until he carried the cross for Jesus.
The ending was a great surprise and it concluded the book beautifully. Sigmund did a great job of creating cohesion between the chapters and the unifying effects were seen throughout each chapter.
Overall, it was a good read and I would recommend it to those who are interested in the time period when Jesus lived.
For the first few chapters, it was a bit hard to understand what the overall plot of the book was but it became more clear later on in the book. The author did a good job of adding great imagery and Sigmund really made me feel like I was living in the year 33 AD. The book started off by introducing us to Simeon, a character who was very shy and insecure (he really wanted to kill himself) however he begins to change when he heres about Jesus. Simeon becomes less shy and he beings to enjoy life and it was very fun to read through the journey of Simeon's life - right up until he carried the cross for Jesus.
The ending was a great surprise and it concluded the book beautifully. Sigmund did a great job of creating cohesion between the chapters and the unifying effects were seen throughout each chapter.
Overall, it was a good read and I would recommend it to those who are interested in the time period when Jesus lived.
June 18, 2025
I read this book with a church group. I found the story of Simon compelling, but the writing style and content left me wandering and wanting.
The author essentially mashed together particular contents of the four canonical gospels with his own orthodox Christian beliefs to create a kind of narrative fundamentalist tract with little creative or provocative flair that I prefer. And, in the book's sudden, simplistic fairy-tale-like ending, the idea of Jesus as God emerged supreme from the chaos as did magical healing posing as miraculous cure.
I prefer novels about the Christian story that are more nuanced and contain more creative humanocentric theism than theistic theism - especially of the orthodox, fundamental kind. For me, this book was but fundamentalism warmed over and served in a bland sauce of fictional narrative.
The author essentially mashed together particular contents of the four canonical gospels with his own orthodox Christian beliefs to create a kind of narrative fundamentalist tract with little creative or provocative flair that I prefer. And, in the book's sudden, simplistic fairy-tale-like ending, the idea of Jesus as God emerged supreme from the chaos as did magical healing posing as miraculous cure.
I prefer novels about the Christian story that are more nuanced and contain more creative humanocentric theism than theistic theism - especially of the orthodox, fundamental kind. For me, this book was but fundamentalism warmed over and served in a bland sauce of fictional narrative.
December 5, 2022
An all time favorite read.
This was my second time reading The Weeping Chamber. I can say I believe it was even more of an emotional read the second time. This is one of my favorite authors who can make you feel as if you are walking with those you are reading about. Again I wept throughout this book.
This was my second time reading The Weeping Chamber. I can say I believe it was even more of an emotional read the second time. This is one of my favorite authors who can make you feel as if you are walking with those you are reading about. Again I wept throughout this book.
January 10, 2018
"Those eyes..."
This book had me thinking about the eyes and love and character of Jesus so much. Beautifully written.
I'm writing this almost 10 years after reading it and I still remember the power of its impact on me.
This book had me thinking about the eyes and love and character of Jesus so much. Beautifully written.
I'm writing this almost 10 years after reading it and I still remember the power of its impact on me.
September 20, 2022
Wonderful Book
I rarely give a 5 star rating but this book rates it. It is one of the best historical fictional last week of Jesus I have ever read. Worth the purchase price and time to read.
I rarely give a 5 star rating but this book rates it. It is one of the best historical fictional last week of Jesus I have ever read. Worth the purchase price and time to read.
March 1, 2023
Read this book it is amazing
Simon shares his story and Yeshuas story from his viewpoint. Meeting Jeshua, seeing miracles, helping Yeshua carry his cross and so much more. This book brings a light and a hope with it. You won't be disappointed.
Simon shares his story and Yeshuas story from his viewpoint. Meeting Jeshua, seeing miracles, helping Yeshua carry his cross and so much more. This book brings a light and a hope with it. You won't be disappointed.
November 4, 2023
Beautiful…
Several times I was confused while reading this story, but continued reading and eventually I figured out the “somewhere out of the blue“ message. I loved the stories view of Jesus’s life, sufferings and clarifications that He is who He said He was…I Am!
Several times I was confused while reading this story, but continued reading and eventually I figured out the “somewhere out of the blue“ message. I loved the stories view of Jesus’s life, sufferings and clarifications that He is who He said He was…I Am!
May 13, 2021
One of Brouwer's best books. I have used it with my students in a Christian lit class. It's both intriguing and inspiring
July 14, 2022
I think if you follow the "Chosen" series, you would enjoy this book. I loved it.
February 5, 2024
This a was good book. It did do a lot of back and forth at first - but the overall story of forgiveness was something I needed.
June 6, 2020
In his memorable novel, The Weeping Chamber, Sigmund Brouwer takes one of the minor characters of the Bible and builds a story that captures the essence of Christ and vividly portrays the last days of the Savior’s life.
Set in Holy Week, the novel focuses on two characters: Jesus and the man many Christians know as Simon of Cyrene.
Simon is in Jerusalem for the Passover, but that is not the primary reason he traveled from Cyrene. He plans to turn his wealth and holdings over to his cousin with the understanding the cousin will take care of Simon’s wife and surviving daughter. For the rest of their lives. Then Simon intends to kill himself.
Simon is a man wracked by guilt. He blames himself for the death of his son and the crippling of his daughter in a fire. They wouldn’t have been in the warehouse if he was not so wrapped up in his work and in building more wealth. He’s even lost the love of his wife.
Brouwer has an amazing gift for creating characters that burst through the confines of cliché and become authentic people with hurts and dreams and guilt. Simon is such a character. He captures our hearts. We cheer for him through his story and mourn when his experiences don’t convince him to change his mind.
Brouwer also has a gift for making the story world come alive. He puts us right in Jerusalem in Holy Week. His description of Christ’s time in the city in the last week of his life is accurate and thrilling, even though we know the outcome of Jesus’ death and resurrection. Brouwer makes it no less real because of the known outcome. The city, the temple, the garden, the last supper all become alive as the author puts right there.
In the story world Brouwer creates, Simon meets Jesus before the crucifixion. Simon is in the temple when Jesus overthrows the money changers. He’s present when Jesus thwarts every argument of the Pharisees and Sadducees. He’s present in the Garden when Jesus is arrested. And he’s on the scene through our Lord’s trials and death.
Each of these encounters is well-constructed and believable. None of them feel contrived. As Steven James would say, they flow naturally from the story Brouwer weaves.
Equally forceful and real is Simon’s turmoil. He wants to believe. He even asks Jesus to heal his daughter. But he is also a man of doubts about his worthiness and a man of guilt and shame over his failure to protect his family.
I’m not going to give the ending away. It’s one each reader must experience for themselves because it will speak to each reader about his or her own relationship with Jesus. It is an ending well worth reading and contemplating just for that reason.
Through the story of Simon of Cyrene, we experience a personal and real Jesus because we see him through the eyes of a man just like us.
I cannot give this book a high enough recommendation. I can only urge you to read this book with open hearts and be ready to experience Jesus like you never have before.
Set in Holy Week, the novel focuses on two characters: Jesus and the man many Christians know as Simon of Cyrene.
Simon is in Jerusalem for the Passover, but that is not the primary reason he traveled from Cyrene. He plans to turn his wealth and holdings over to his cousin with the understanding the cousin will take care of Simon’s wife and surviving daughter. For the rest of their lives. Then Simon intends to kill himself.
Simon is a man wracked by guilt. He blames himself for the death of his son and the crippling of his daughter in a fire. They wouldn’t have been in the warehouse if he was not so wrapped up in his work and in building more wealth. He’s even lost the love of his wife.
Brouwer has an amazing gift for creating characters that burst through the confines of cliché and become authentic people with hurts and dreams and guilt. Simon is such a character. He captures our hearts. We cheer for him through his story and mourn when his experiences don’t convince him to change his mind.
Brouwer also has a gift for making the story world come alive. He puts us right in Jerusalem in Holy Week. His description of Christ’s time in the city in the last week of his life is accurate and thrilling, even though we know the outcome of Jesus’ death and resurrection. Brouwer makes it no less real because of the known outcome. The city, the temple, the garden, the last supper all become alive as the author puts right there.
In the story world Brouwer creates, Simon meets Jesus before the crucifixion. Simon is in the temple when Jesus overthrows the money changers. He’s present when Jesus thwarts every argument of the Pharisees and Sadducees. He’s present in the Garden when Jesus is arrested. And he’s on the scene through our Lord’s trials and death.
Each of these encounters is well-constructed and believable. None of them feel contrived. As Steven James would say, they flow naturally from the story Brouwer weaves.
Equally forceful and real is Simon’s turmoil. He wants to believe. He even asks Jesus to heal his daughter. But he is also a man of doubts about his worthiness and a man of guilt and shame over his failure to protect his family.
I’m not going to give the ending away. It’s one each reader must experience for themselves because it will speak to each reader about his or her own relationship with Jesus. It is an ending well worth reading and contemplating just for that reason.
Through the story of Simon of Cyrene, we experience a personal and real Jesus because we see him through the eyes of a man just like us.
I cannot give this book a high enough recommendation. I can only urge you to read this book with open hearts and be ready to experience Jesus like you never have before.
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August 11, 2011This is a well-told story of two men: one seeking forgiveness and the other Jesus Himself. The case put forward by C.S. Lewis is reiterated here: either Jesus was a lunatic or He is Lord. If you've read lots of books about Christ (fiction & nonfiction both), you may find the story drawn out a little long with the many scenes taken straight from Scripture, but for those who aren't as familiar with Jesus, what He said, and what He was like, the scenes are compelling as Jesus is presented as compassionate and wise. After so many detailed scenes, it's almost anti-climactic that the crucifixion is not described in as much detail nor the resurrecton. Of course, they're an important part, but they're not dealt with in the same moment by moment, comment by comment way that the other scenes are done. The narrator withdraws and refers back to what happened but in a much more detatched way than earlier scenes. I'm not saying this is good or bad; I just noticed it because it seemed like a sudden shift in style or focus.
August 15, 2013
It took me seven (7) years to finish this book, LITERALLY. It was rich and entertaining when I started it in 2005, but that was high school. Finishing it today in 2013, I cant tell whether I liked it for its story or for my pursuit of Christianity. All the same I like its way of transporting you to a world you would never imagine in this day and time. It brings the realness of those days and answers many questions about the conceptions of the people who just had to kill him.
February 22, 2012
I was profoundly moved many times during the parts of the book relating to Jesus. He is portrayed as irresistable; full of captivating love and endless compassion for sinners. The historical details and evident Biblical research are admirable; more than once I found myself arrested by some part of Jesus' last week on earth or his life history that I had never before considered.
October 20, 2012
It took a little while to get into this book but once you get into it it is a good read. There were times when I wasn't sure I would enjoy it but I kept reading it because I wanted to see where the author was going with the story. By the end of the book I really liked the overall story and how it was all put together.
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May 7, 2015Excellent read!
A great work of historical fiction that is filed with a wonderful perspective on what it might have been like to be a visitor is Jerusalem during Passover week prior to the death of Christ. Brouwer does a great job of creating a compelling character with a heart wrenching story that happens to be the passerby and narrator of our story. Thoroughly recommended.
A great work of historical fiction that is filed with a wonderful perspective on what it might have been like to be a visitor is Jerusalem during Passover week prior to the death of Christ. Brouwer does a great job of creating a compelling character with a heart wrenching story that happens to be the passerby and narrator of our story. Thoroughly recommended.
March 27, 2012
It is always interesting to read a novelized version of an historical event. We know the facts but wonder about the human interaction. Different perspectives of the events we know
This book does a good job of imagining and remembering. A good read to get in the Easter spirit.
This book does a good job of imagining and remembering. A good read to get in the Easter spirit.
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April 29, 2012A woderful book every person alive should read. This book is a wnderful reminder of the power of
Jesus and the wonderful gifts to us, especially when we are not expecting to recieve any miracles... sit stars out of five!!!
Jesus and the wonderful gifts to us, especially when we are not expecting to recieve any miracles... sit stars out of five!!!
January 30, 2014
This is a book that will stick with you long after you read it. (Isn't that the definition of a truly Good Book?) I loved reading it and will keep it on the shelf and read it every year leading up to Easter Sunday.
July 30, 2007
An amazing book about the man who helped carry Jesus' cross
July 29, 2008
Read it around Easter in 2000. A good read for the season.
July 6, 2009
It took me a while to get into this book, but the idea of it, made me stick with it.
Still, my most favorite S.Brouwer book by far is "the Leper."
Still, my most favorite S.Brouwer book by far is "the Leper."
September 22, 2009
A bit of a slow start, but I really enjoyed this book once I got into it.
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