Reaching
the milestone of 31 published books brings the certainty that the well of great
stories is inexhaustible—especially when we are dealing with the greatest story
of all time. It is with immense joy and a touch of reverence that I present to
you today the third volume of our journey: the Voices of the Kingdom
Collection.
If in Book
2 (Mark) we swallowed the dust and sweat of Galilee to the breathless pace of
Jack London, now I invite you to clear your throat and settle into your
armchair. The scenery has changed completely.
The Gospel
of Luke is the detailed, deeply human, physician’s account. It is the Gospel of
compassion, focused on the marginalized, on women, the sick, and repentant
sinners. But it is also the book of great social masks, where Jesus sits at the
table of wealthy Pharisees to expose their hypocrisies.
To rewrite
this masterpiece of human analysis, maintaining 100% theological fidelity to
the miracles and teachings of Christ, I needed an author who was a true “surgeon”
of the soul. Someone capable of dissecting pride, prejudice, vanity, and
etiquette with fine and elegant irony. There was no doubt: I summoned the
brilliant Jane Austen.
In Luke:
The Gospel of the Son of Man, you will witness the parables of Jesus as
profound psychological dramas. You will see the Parable of the Prodigal Son not
only through the eyes of the son who erred, but through the bitter resentment
of the older brother who stayed home. You will sit at the Pharisaic banquet and
watch the host’s false morality be shattered by the tears of a woman with a jar
of perfume.
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