Authored By: John MacArthur

No greater scandal could exist than the calculated murder of an innocent human life. However, in the case of Jesus of Nazareth, we are confronted with much more than a scandal. Two thousand years ago, an unprecedented conspiracy of injustice, cruelty, and religious and political interests sentenced a man guilty of no crimes to the most barbaric method of execution ever devised. Worse still, the victim was no mere man. Jesus was God in the flesh. The Creator of life died. The very thought is nearly inconceivable. Yet, mysteriously, from the wellspring of this repugnant historical fact flow unceasing rivers of mercy.

How does such a thing come to be, that God could die as a man at the hands of men? How was the stage set and who was to blame, Jew or Gentile? Who were the onlookers, the players, the fakes, frauds and heroes? What was the political climate? On a more personal level, what was it like in the Upper Room that night, or in the shadows of the olive trees of Gethsemane, or in the marbled Praetorium awaiting Pilate's verdict? What is the meaning of the last words Jesus uttered as He gasped for breath from the cross? What if all the facts you know so well could come alive in your mind and heart as a living story, rather than as a 2000-year-old ancient account?

In his new work, noted author and Bible teacher John MacArthur takes a fresh look at the murder of Jesus, examining the unfolding drama of the "dreadful horror of the cross and its majestic glory." By piecing together the narrative from the perspective of the participants, MacArthur invites the reader to relive the most awesome injustice in the history of man, and the unparalleled triumph of the sovereignty of God.

John MacArthur is pastor/teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California. A popular author and conference speaker, MacArthur's radio program, "Grace to You," airs nationwide daily. John has written more than six dozen books. Among his best-selling are: The MacArthur Study Bible, Our Sufficiency in Christ, Saved Without a Doubt, Reckless Faith, The Gospel According to Jesus and The MacArthur Topical Bible.

Hardback, 250 pages, indexed
Published 2000