I was hoping this ending volume would be better, but it's probably my least favorite. The ending days of Christ's life are kind of muddled. It's not clear exactly who's going where and what's going on...it's very confusing about the trials, the beatings, etc.,
The best parts of these books are Lund's footnotes where he annotates his sources in the New Testament. But since the Gospels don't agree or often don't follow a time line, he makes a good guess about putting events in order. I liked that he tried to stay true to the scriptures and alerted his readers to where he took license for the sake of the plot.
Volume 2 was better and had some intrigue. This volume took me the longest to get through...it really dragged. And did nothing to enhance my reverence for Christ. Describing his suffering was hard to read...
Still, I'm glad I finished the series. And now, with Sierra's terrible accident, I probably won't be here for book club to discuss it! Maybe it's better that way, since I don't have a lot of positive to say!
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