Tales of the Messiah and His Gallant Friends: Short Stories

Jackson Snyder's collection of historical fiction essays about the life and times of the Messiah of Nazarene. This is a True Names Version. I thought I saw the devil take Yahshua the Messiah up through time to New York City on Easter Sunday morning sometime in the twenty-first century. They walked into The Cathedral of St. John the Divine Roman Catholic Church right in the middle of the Mass. The devil said, “You remember that young long-haired fellow you met at your baptism named Yochanan (John) bar Zavdi? Well, this beautiful place is named after him. Except they call him Saint John the Divine now. Look at all the priceless treasures in this great temple. See that triptych behind the altar of sacrifice? That’s a picture of you. They call you by the name Jesus Christ and they worship you, saying you are their god. And they eat you! What scripture can you render me for this abomination? – From “The Fifth Temptation of Christ” in Tales of the Messiah and His Gallant Friends