The Day Christ Died

by Jim Bishop

Paperback, 1991

Status

Missing

Genres

Religion & Spirituality

All Topics

Nonfiction

Collection

Seasonal

Publication

HarperOne (1991), 288 pages

Description

"This is a book about the most dramatic day in the history of the world, the day on which Jesus of Nazareth died. It opens at 6 P.M.—the beginning of the Hebrew day—with Jesus and ten of the apostles coming through the pass between the Mount of Olives and the Mount of Offense en route to Jerusalem and the Last Supper. It closes at 4 P.M. the following afternoon, when Jesus was taken down from the cross. . . . The fundamental research was done a long time ago by four fine journalists: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The rest has been added in bits and pieces from many men whose names span the centuries."—from the Foreword

User reviews

LibraryThing member MerryMary

In Bishop's best tradition, and moment-by-moment account of Jesus' last day. Powerful and well-researched.

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LibraryThing member dickmanikowski

I remembered reading this during a highly religious period while I was in high school. In fact, I was weighing whether or not I had a religious vocation at that time. With that in mind, I decided to re-read it this year as Easter approached.
The book didn't match my memory completely, but I

appreciated the the detail into which Jim Bishop went and the historical context into which he placed the events. But I didn't appreciate some of the what I interpreted to be his posturing.
All in all, though, it was well worth re-reading. But I doubt that I'll return to it for a third time.

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LibraryThing member Huba.Library

A Lenten read to remind us of the sacrifice he made for our sins.

LibraryThing member Rockhead515

Very cool take on Jesus last day.
I guess this is an historical fiction. Though the author states he only uses dialog attributed to Jesus from actual quotes, the rest has got to be conjecture to some degree.
Well written and a good read.

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