Review: A Rewarding Read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 19, 2012
Karl Hollenbach has taken the mystical Jesus and made him into a real person with these plays. I appreciate the style of humor and wit instilled into Jesus within the play making it more realistic.Considering that Hollenbach has a creative license to do has he wishes, I felt he took the middle path and offers an interpretation that is insightful yet would be appealing to a board base of Christians.  This is the point of the book as the intentions of the author is to have these perform at Churches and other venues that offer this type of message.I also noticed that throughout these plays the underlying message of the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand as it is already here, that it is within, all one needs to do is just look within. I really love that message as it seems to get lost from Sunday to Sunday. But interesting enough, I think my favorite play was of John and Herod.What makes this book work for me is in how it is presented in a "matter of fact- daily life-esque" style that doesn't force an agenda. But still, the essence of the message is still there. An excellent and wonderful job at bringing these points together in the form of plays. I really enjoyed reading them.