Author: Maines, Steven

Who was the Roman centurion who ran his spear through Jesus's side while the condemned Messiah hung from the cross? This fascinating novel tells the story of Gaius Cassius Longinus, the battle-hardened centurion of Rome who is assigned to guard the crucified Jesus. Readers follow the centurion's life from his love for the prostitute Irena to his mystical studies with the Druids of Gaul - and the profound spiritual awakening that follows his Druidic studies, when the spear speaks to him with Jesus's voice. 241 pp.