The Scribe

There is a deep rich vein of spirituality running through The Scribe a novel that resurrects the life of Luke the Evangelist. After the crucifixion of Jesus in its immediate aftermath a young widower and member of the Sanhedrin becomes disillusioned with the high priests and begins to adopt a Christian way of thinking. Forced to leave Jerusalem he finds himself in a time that heralded the birth of the gospels.The novel follows an array of characters both factual and fictional: Mary the mother of Jesus Jesus himself the gospel writers a mystical figure known as the Seer and the Santos brothers a seagoing pair from Hispania among others.Set against a background of countries that made up the ancient world The Scribe shines a beacon of light on a period of history that changed us all forever.