Here I'm beginning a series of videos featuring short readings from my recent books. This one is from The Eye of the Beholder and is about how Jesus suffers mentally from his knowledge that his closest friends will fail him. This is a unified aspect of Jesus' personality across all four Gospels, including John, and across very different passages. We can see from this that the so-called "Jesus of John" is actually the same man as the "Jesus of the Synoptics." Reflection on Jesus' desire for personal friendship and loyalty has devotional value as well. (For some reason the audio on this video is a little quieter than usual, so turn your sound up. I thought it turned out very well in other respects. The audio may be quieter because I am standing rather than sitting, so I'm a little further from the microphone. Also, I was having a little trouble with my voice.) Hopefully this reading from The Eye of the Beholder will whet your appetite for more! https://www.amazon.com/Eye-Beholder-Gospel-Historical-Reportage/dp/1947929151/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2P5N15K1P8TIJ&dchild=1&keywords=the+eye+of+the+beholder+lydia+mcgrew&qid=1617757441&s=books&sprefix=the+eye+of+the+beholder%2Cstripbooks%2C185&sr=1-1
Video originally uploaded to YouTube Aug 22 2021