The Ironsmith, Nicholas Guild
The Ironsmith, Nicholas Guild
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The Ironsmith
A Novel

Author: Nicholas Guild

Narrator: Adam Verner

Unabridged: 15 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/30/2021


Synopsis

This is the story of Joshua, a carpenter from the village of Nazareth who is called to preach the coming of God's judgment. This is the story of his ministry and its terrible end, seen through the eyes of his kinsman and closest friend, Noah the ironsmith. Noah, a pious man but one who understands the darkness of a world in which treachery and murder are the common currency of power, is prepared to risk his own life to save Joshua's.

Sifting through the tangled contradictions of the New Testament, scholars have arrived at a consensus about these events and their meaning, but the man behind them can only be brought to life through an act of the imagination. The Joshua of this novel—the Jesus of Christian faith—is revealed as a man like other men, a very human hero whose defeat at the hands of his enemies imparts to him a tragic grandeur.

The product of twenty years of research and a deep understanding of the ancient world, Nicholas Guild's The Ironsmith is a story for everyone who cares about the origins of faith and the mystery of God's relationship with man.

About Nicholas Guild

Nicholas Guild was born in Belmont, California, and attended Occidental College and the University of California at Berkeley. He taught at Clemson and Ohio State before turning full time to writing fiction. He has published a dozen novels in both the thriller and historical genres, several of which were international bestsellers, including The Assyrian, Blood Star, and Angel. Guild now lives in Frederick, Maryland.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Esther on March 29, 2024

5 estrellazas sin dudar. Qué buena, me encantó!! La novela narra la historia de dos primos, Noah y Yoshua (Jesús). Noah, de profesión herrero, tratará de proteger y ayudar a su primo Jesús; aunque él no comparte la vida que ha elegido como mensajero y maestro de la enseñanza de Dios. Ambos toman camin......more

Goodreads review by José Luis on September 16, 2018

Me ha gustado la historia, lo que cuenta y cómo lo cuenta. Es verdad que podemos intuir lo que va a ir sucediendo, que es conocido el desenlace, pero el autor le da una vuelta de tuerca que no es para nada descabellada. En El herrero de Galilea nos encontramos con un Jesús de Nazaret visto bajo los......more

Goodreads review by Steve on May 10, 2016

This new novel from Nicholas Guild is a damned good read — at once a deeply intriguing historical novel and a keep-the-pages-turning tale of intrigue and suspense. The novel is set in the area of Galilee, Capernaum and Jerusalem in the days just before the New Testament documents came to be. The prot......more

Goodreads review by Carlos Reyes on February 28, 2020

El Herrero de Galilea, de Nicholas Guild. Un libro ficticio muy interesante que basado en un Jesús netamente humano, nos da una perspectiva distinta que nos invita a una profunda reflexión. La lectura al inicio costó que me enganchara, pero una vez logrado superar el tramo inicial, las reflexiones que......more

Goodreads review by Pablo on April 03, 2020

Novela histórica localizada en tiempos de Jesús de Nazaret. Desde un punto de vista apócrifo da su versión de la pasión de Cristo a través de su primo Noah, el herrero. El protagonista principal es Noah, y la trama añade otros contenidos relacionados con él que hace que enganche bastante. Me ha gust......more