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"One Bears the Cross": The Story of a Rejected Disciple of Jesus of Nazareth
"One Bears the Cross": The Story of a Rejected Disciple of Jesus of Nazareth
"One Bears the Cross": The Story of a Rejected Disciple of Jesus of Nazareth
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"One Bears the Cross": The Story of a Rejected Disciple of Jesus of Nazareth

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The author reflects on the betrayal of Jesus and proposes a spiritual explanation for why Judas Iscariot from Judea was chosen to carry the label "traitor." This story describes apostle Judas Thaddeus' struggle with his name after Judas Iscariot's betrayal of Jesus; it is narrated through an aspiring apostle, Barsabbas, who mistakenly believes he was overlooked for the job.

Although much has been written about the 12 apostles, little is actually known about their personal lives. We do know that many were unlearned fishermen and they, no doubt, had ambitions, fears, and carnal desires similar to those of men throughout the ages.

The message of this book is developed through the lives of three such men: Judas Iscariot, Judas Thaddeus, and Barsabbas. The author suggests that there is a little of Iscariot, Thaddeus, and Barsabbas in all of us. It is the conflict between their personalities which fuels the best and worst qualities of mankind; true power is not found through force but in those ideals exemplified by Barsabbas-forgiveness and love.
LanguageEnglish
PublisheriUniverse
Release dateJun 26, 2005
ISBN9780595801374
"One Bears the Cross": The Story of a Rejected Disciple of Jesus of Nazareth
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Ruffo Espinosa Sr.

Mr. Ruffo Espinosa attended the University of Arizona during the depression in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He majored in English, receiving honors, and graduated from the university?s law school. During World War II the governor appointed him County Attorney for Santa Cruz County in Arizona. He had previously worked as an editor for the Nogales Herald, the only local newspaper. Mr. Espinosa was a member of the Arizona and California Bars.

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