Spying on Jesus
A Novella
- Fiction
- Publisher: Resource Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2025
FritzSearch.com earns a commission on purchases made through Bookshop.org links.
Publisher's Description
The government of Herod Antipas has hired Caleb the scribe to spy on a rabble-rousing prophet, Jesus of Nazareth. Suspicious and critical of Jesus, Caleb infiltrates his band of followers and sends letters back to the government reporting on Jesus' shocking behavior and dangerous message. As the threat of arrest rises and Jesus heads toward a confrontation with religious and political power in Jerusalem, Caleb finds his questions deepening and his loyalties shifting. How will he resolve the most urgent crisis of his life?
Endorsements (1)
“By choosing an imaginary character—Caleb the scribe—as first-person narrator, Ryan Ahlgrim achieves what countless other authors have not. He remains true to both to the person, and to the highly conflicted religious and political context, of Jesus of Nazareth that we see in the Gospels. Watching Caleb’s faith in Jesus grow from a deeply skeptical ‘watcher’ of Jesus to a full-on disciple is an inspirational example from which we have something to learn. This is not only good biblical interpretation. It is a well-crafted narrative that’s hard to put down.”
See something wrong on this page? Report a problem