{"product_id":"2940170805488","title":"Iscariot: A Novel of Judas","description":"\u003cb\u003eAcclaimed \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Tosca Lee brilliantly adapts the life of Judas Iscariot into a dazzling work of fiction-humanizing the man whose very name is synonymous with betrayal.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on extensive research into the life and times of Judas Iscariot, this triumph of fiction storytelling by the author of \u003ci\u003eHavah: The Story of Eve\u003c\/i\u003e revisits one of biblical history's most maligned figures and brings the world he inhabited vividly to life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn Jesus, Judas believes he has found the One-the promised Messiah and future king of the Jews, destined to overthrow Roman rule. Galvanized, he joins the Nazarene's followers, ready to enact the change he has waited for all his life. But soon Judas's vision of a nation free from Rome is crushed by the inexplicable actions of the Nazarene himself, who will not bow to social or religious convention-who seems, in the end, to even turn against his own people. At last, Judas must confront the fact that the master he loves is not the liberator he hoped for, but a man bent on a drastically different agenda. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIscariot\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Judas, from his tumultuous childhood to his emergence as the man known to the world as the betrayer of Jesus. But even more, it is a singular and surprising view into the life of Jesus that forces us to reexamine everything we thought we knew about the most famous-and infamous-religious icons in history.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47156697235696,"sku":"2940170805488","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170805488_p0.jpg?v=1763717985","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170805488","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}