The Judas Testament

by Daniel Easterman

Book Overview

It is 1992 and in the spirit of glasnost the secret contents of the Lenin Library have been unveiled to scholars in the hope of returning some of the stolen artifacts to their rightful owners. An Aramaic scroll is found and soon, various parties struggle for possession of it.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060177683
• ISBN13: 9780060177683
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 437 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Great religious thriller from Easterman

A curator of rare and ancient documents, books and scripts, Jack Gould, is offered a reading of an unearthed parchment which turns out to be written by Jesus himself and which brings very different views on religion and Jesus himself and is completely different from the Bible and everything the church has been teaching. Soon he is caught in a deadly game of those who want the Biblical text and what else it holds. Thrilling and exciting, full of action and mystery. A great read from ever-great Daniel Easterman.

A good read

Easterman does an outstanding job with this book. His hints are succinct enough for the reader to know to remember them for later. He tied everything together in the end with an interesting finish. The protagonist is a bit clueless, but the ancient script was tied into the story very well. Enjoy this one!

Worth a look if you like Biblical thrillers!

This book starts off well enough, and is a bit more high-brow than most books with this theme, but I found it a little long and by the end was struggling to finish it. But to any fans of Biblical thrillers I certainly recommend it.

Its a thriller!

Easterman's book brings a new angle on an old subject, the lost books of the bible. The interesting twist is a secret organization called Crux Orientalis that is tied in to the remnants of the Third Reich with a goal to resurrect the Holy Roman Empire. The other interesting thing to note in the story is the Church's role in covering up and or destroying critical scrolls of scripture. It's not as far-fetched as you think. The whole story makes you wonder what the Church is capable of for the sake of maintaining itself. Easterman's book is a good read as are most of his novels

Don't plan on sleeping until you finish this book

Daniel Easterman's expertise on Religion and Middle Eastern affairs is very apparent in this intense book. What happens when the Roman Catholic church discovers the existence of a letter purported to have been written by Jesus Christ? This is the crux of this well researched and totally believable book. The battle between good and evil is portrayed well here while not being tedious or slow moving. The most intriguing aspect of The Judas Testament is that with the exception of most obvious character, Dr. Jack Gould, the motives of the other's are often murky and the alliances are not quite apparent until almost three-quarters of the story. Nazis, Roman Catholic priests, British Intelligence and the former KGB are all thrown together in this quietly frightning book. The bottomline? The Catholic Church will not allow the world to see a different Jesus than the one who exists in the Bible and they will do anything, ally themselves with anyone to ensure that.