Book: Voices from the Fringe: Asking who Jesus might be

I have often wondered, What was it like to witness the life and teaching of Jesus from the edge of the crowd? How did people piece together the clues, before the gospel narrative we know well was established?

In a personal response to these questions I have written 25 fictional short stories. Each story is written in the first person. So, among others, we hear the voices of a midwife, a physician, a religious expert, a spy, a bandit, an orphan and the woman who waited on tables at the Passover meal. They relate their encounter with Jesus and try to understand who he is.

Each story is followed by related gospel passages and an explanation of the cultural context. In recent years there has been renewed interest in the historical Jesus among archaeologists, classicists, historians and others. I have drawn on their researches to help readers understand the cultural setting of those times. Finally there is a brief spiritual reflection about the challenge of Jesus for us today.

The book is called Voices from the Fringe: Asking who Jesus might be, and is available from Amazon as both a paperback and an e-book. See: www.amazon.co.uk/Voices-Fringe-Asking-Jesus-might/dp/1066679002