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Title: More Than a Skeleton
Subtitle: Shattering Deception or Ultimate Truth?
Author: Paul L. Maier
Narrator: Patrick Lawlor
Format: Unabridged
Length: 13 hrs and 36 mins
Language: English
Release date: 03-16-17
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes
Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational
Publisher's Summary:
"The man who saved Christianity" - grateful words spoken by millions after Dr. Jonathan Weber revealed the truth about an archaeological dig two years ago.
But Jon isn't interested in the hype. He's far more concerned with how people are being misled by prophecy enthusiasts and their bizarre end-times scenarios, particularly the wrong-headed predictions of his nemesis, Melvin Morris Merton.
Still, Jon is a professor, not a crusader. He's happy with his life of teaching (Harvard and Hebrew University), writing (a best-selling "biography" of Jesus), and research (Near East studies). He's also a newlywed, deeply in love with his brilliant and beautiful wife, Shannon. Not even an annoying lawsuit from Merton can shake his world.
But Joshua Ben-Yosef can.
This Israeli speaks a dozen languages - fluently and without accent. His words ripple with wisdom and authority, and crowds follow him, enthralled. He heals the sick, gives sight to the blind, casts out demons, and even raises the dead. Once again, Jon is drawn into a hot pursuit of the truth that at times casts him into the very lonely, very dangerous role of one man against the world.
Review the evidence, join the dig near Nazareth that uncovers a first-century mosaic, and find out if three lines of Hebrew could change the course of history.
Members Reviews:
a lot to be desired
Paul L. Maier's More Than a Skeleton (2003) is the sequel to A Skeleton in God's Closet. Unlike the first book that almost exclusively focuses on an archaeological discovery and it's implications for the Christian faith, this book deals only cursorily with archaeology while presenting another challenge to fundamental Christian beliefs. In this novel, protagonist Jon Webber and the world are surprised by the advent of a remarkable man: Joshua Ben-Yosef, whose words and miracles bear a remarkable resemblance to the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ. But is this what the Second Coming is supposed to be like? Have Christians been misinterpreting the Bible for two millennia? And if he is the Lord come again, what does this mean for world-wide Christianity?
Although the first novel was a fun adventure, the sequel has a lot to be desired. This is mainly due to the fact that, while the first book had a halfway believable plot, I found it difficult to suspend my disbelief here. The question of how Jesus will return has been one I've often pondered, and the book explores the possibility that our preconceptions about how it will happen may be mistaken. But the way that the book goes about dramatizing this issue just doesn't hold up. I hope the next book is better.
Oh, and again there's still too much banter; Maier should just stop trying to make us laugh.
What would you do if Jesus came back?
This is the second "thriller" by Paul Maier. I found the first one, A Skeleton in God's Closet, more enjoyable (involving several twists to the story) and richer in theological information. This novel too was spell binding. What would happen if Jesus came back to earth and convened a Third Vatican Council? How would you address Him, if you were invited to have dinner or spend time with Him? The thought of such privileged familiarity brought tears to my eyes.
