The Spear: A Novel of the Crucifixion
Written by Louis De Wohl
Narrated by Richard Ferrone
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Louis De Wohl
Louis de Wohl was a highly acclaimed novelist who wrote numerous best selling historical novels on lives of the saints, many being made into films. Sixteen of his books were made into films. Pope John XXIII conferred on him the title of Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great.His works include Lay Siege to Heaven, Set All Afire, Citadel of God, The Spear, Joyful Beggar, The Quiet Light,and more.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A thoughtful fictionalization of the life of Cassius Longinus, the centurion who thrust his spear into Christ's side at the Crucifixion and Cassius's secular and spiritual journey. In Rome, Cassius sells himself into slavery and becomes a gladiator, in order to save his father from prison. Because of his prowess in the arena, he is freed and enters the army, travelling to Judaea with Pilate and his wife Claudia, with whom the young man is infatuated. We meet figures of the Gospels: Bar Abbas and his circle of rebels, Martha, Mary and Lazarus of Bethany, the Virgin Mary, the various Jewish priests, Pharisees and Sanhedrin and various Roman soldiers, including the wise old Primus Pilus, Abenadar. And we meet Cassius's lady love, Naomi. [He has outgrown his infatuation for Claudia.] The Passion and Resurrection play out and we follow his spiritual crisis and its resolution. Most characters but Cassius, Claudia, and Abenadar seemed bloodless to me. Cassius was the strongest; I got into his head and thoughts. It seemed to me that Naomi turned too quickly from her secular love [Cassius] to absolute devotion to Christ. I think maybe she should have had some kind of spiritual crisis herself. Although 60 years old, this novel has held up well. There were a few minor factual errors but they didn't interrupt the story and the point the author was trying to make. I can see why it is a classic in its genre.Highly recommended.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A very intriguing novel about one of my favorite saints, Saint Longinus. De Wohl creates a story about the last days of Christ, intricately weaving it with the life of the Roman centurion who would pierce His side to prove his death, and in fact is converted.