" I had downloaded this book before I read the reviews calling it a "Christian romance" and as it was already there and I am on a bit of a history jag, I thought I would at least start it. Until about 75% of the way through I was mystified as to why the reviewers had used the description, I was really enjoying the social life and political intrigue of Roman Judaea immediately following the crucifiction of Christ. The last part which was in fact "Christian romance", as the world's most devout atheist - not so much. The morbidly fascinating part of the book was the similarity between Christ and his "message", teachings, persecution and followers and the description of Charles Manson in Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders and of the Reverend Jim Jones in A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Hope, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown(minus the drugs). "
— Kristyh, 1/28/2014