Reaching the milestone of 29 published books is
a moment of profound gratitude in a writer’s life. Looking back and seeing
every story I helped bring into the world is deeply moving. But I must confess
that the project I’m announcing today has a different flavor. It is, without a
doubt, the most ambitious, reverent, and immersive work I have ever dared to
create.
Since the advancement of new technologies and
Artificial Intelligence, I have noticed a global fascination with “alternative
versions” and creative adaptations of everything we know. As a Christian and an
author, a question began to echo in my mind: What if we could apply
this concept to the greatest story of all time, uniting the sacred text with
the highest classic literature?
That is how the Voices of the Kingdom
Collection was born.
The idea is simple in its essence, but colossal
in its execution: to rewrite each of the Gospels, maintaining 100% theological
and historical fidelity, but assuming the pen, style, and genius of great
masters of world literature in the public domain.
To open this monumental series, I chose
the Gospel of Matthew. Since this is the gospel focused on proving
that Jesus is the promised Messiah—the King—the narrative called for an epic
tone, a deep social compassion, and a fierce critique of the theatrical
hypocrisy of the powerful. There was no doubt: I cast the grandmaster of
English literature, Charles Dickens, to be the “voice” of this
first book.
In Matthew: The Gospel of the King,
you will not read fragmented verses. You will dive into a continuous epic
novel. Through the vivid characterizations and monumental prose of Dickens, you
will feel the heat of the sun in the Sermon on the Mount, the suffocating
tension in Herod’s palace before the Magi, the fury of the waves in the Sea of
Galilee, and the silent majesty of the cross.
The essence of the Sacred remains untouched;
only the frame has been carved with the fine wood of classic literature. The
result is a reading that moves, captivates, and makes us walk through the dust
of Israel alongside the Son of God.
The Master is teaching on the mountain. I invite you to sit on the grass and listen.
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