The Story of a Veteran Roman Officer and the Crucifixion of Christ

March 12, 2009 - PRLog -- Edmunds’ gripping novel interprets the mystery and addresses the question of why the followers of Jesus didn’t do more to prevent his crucifixion.  

Jerusalem was a hub-bub of activity during the time, jammed with thousands of pilgrims there to celebrate the Passover. Jesus and his disciples were just a small number of people in the crowd.  

A veteran Roman officer, Gaius Julius Comminus, is assigned to maintain order and keep the peace in Judea.  He struggles to fulfil his duty against a madman who haunts the roads of Zion bent on the murder and plunder of Roman citizens.  Complicating his assignment is a young rabbi from Nazareth, Jesus, provoking rebellion among the citizens.  Is the rabbi the Messiah, a son of David, prophesied to restore Israel?   Through the eyes of a Roman officer, this book brings to life the mood of the times and the struggle a man faced as he took part in the most horrifying event in history—the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.  

Read what people are saying about All Roads Lead to Zion:

“Who better to write the story of an ancient police officer than a contemporary one? In All Roads Lead to Zion, retired police Lt. Wm Edmunds uses his skills of today to research and write the gripping tale of Gaius Julius Cominus, the Roman Centurion who obeyed the order to crucify Jesus the Christ.  March the streets of Jerusalem, taste the dust, see the agony, suffer with a man who lived his life in the military and was forced by duty to take part in the most cataclysmic event in history. Edmunds will take you there, and like Gaius, you’ll never be the same afterward.” --Lauraine Snelling, Best selling author of The Red River Series and Daughters of Blessing, Breaking Free.

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Author’s website:  http://www.WmEdmunds.com

About the author:                  
Bill Edmunds is a retired police Lieutenant and teaches for the Behavior Analysis Training Institute.  Mr. Edmunds has been an adjunct-instructor in Criminal Justice at Los Medanos and Santa Rosa Community Colleges and has taught interviewing techniques at a number of Christian Writer's Conferences.  He has authored and presented several Bible studies, including two adult ministry equipping courses: Contagious Faith and The Gift of Listening.  He and his wife, Joan, are the Directors of the Healing Rooms of Lake County and live in California.    

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