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Killing Jesus

By: Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
Narrated by: Bill O'Reilly
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Millions of people have thrilled to best-selling authors Bill O'Reilly and historian Martin Dugard's Killing Kennedy and Killing Lincoln, works of nonfiction that have changed the way we view history. Now the anchor of The O'Reilly Factor details the events leading up to the murder of the most influential man in history: Jesus of Nazareth. Nearly 2,000 years after this beloved and controversial young revolutionary was brutally killed by Roman soldiers, more than 2.2 billion human beings attempt to follow his teachings and believe he is God. Killing Jesus will take listeners inside Jesus' life, recounting the seismic political and historical events that made his death inevitable and changed the world forever.

©Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard (P)2013 Macmillan Audio

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The Crucifixion details

The details of the life and death of Jesus are not taught in Sunday school or church.

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TheTrue meaning of his teaching either by biblical or historical fact is what will always remain LOVE.... God Bless

Loved it all and I have not found a dislike about any of the killing series so far... 👌 God Bless

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Great Listen

Just like all the books in the “Killing” series, this was such an easy and entertaining listen! Well worth it!

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Vivid picturesque storytelling .

Very well done. great walk-through on the story of Jesus. Well done. Hat tip to you

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Bill O’Reilly as an Author

I hate this book… I love Jesus and this rendition of his life and ultimate death makes me cry. Listening to Bill read it has to be the most powerful read even for him. Even now, im only into the book and i apologize to my Lord. Life is hard and I will ascertain I’m not weak, but this is hard. Thank you, Mr. O’Reilly… your book are so amazing. This one was hard. My Lord is my buddy.

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Missing details of Biblical stories of Jesus.

I was hoping to hear more of the details of the healings of Jesus. Also recorded Bible references of interactions of Jesus & his disciples.
I did feel sad listening to this story of the death of Jesus but I truly believe Jesus is alive & will return again.
Much gratitude goes to researchers and writers of this book.
I am humbled & truly believe in Jesus Christ as my lord and savior.

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very nice 👌

love this and I love history God's not dead!!!!!! Bill did an excellent job

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Worth listening to.

This book has given an insite of the walk of Christ. also details of the ending of our savior.

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Nothing New Here, Except the Mistakes.

I am not among those who reflexively dislike any book bearing Bill O'Reilly's name. I understand those who do, as well as those who will defend him without question. But both his knee-jerk critics and defenders speak more to the political polarization of our times than to the quality of Mr. O'Reilly's work.

That said, Killing Jesus is very poor work, especially for a putative historian. For the most part, this is merely a retelling of a history already well known by almost anyone with any interest. Despite O'Reilly's grandiose claims, there is nothing new here.

Worse, there are errors. One example: early in the text, O'Reilly describes the process of crucifixion and remarks that Romans sought to increase the suffering of many victims by breaking the legs of the already crucified person. This, he averred, was a sign of Roman sadism.

But that's just not true. Yes, the Romans would break the legs of the crucified after many hours of suffering on the cross, but this was an act of mercy, not of sadism. Crucifixion kills (usually) by suffocation. Once up on the cross, the victim's entire body weight is suspended by their arms. In this position, it is difficult to completely exhale. The victim could take shallow breaths for a while, but eventually would be forced to push himself up to take a full breath.

At that point, the victim can breath a bit more successfully but his weight is now supported by his legs and nailed feet, an excruciating position. Quickly, he becomes unable to hold this new position and collapses back to hang from his arms and hands, only to repeat the effort when he begins to suffocate again. This process could go on for a long time.

As an act of mercy, the Roman executioners would sometimes break the legs of crucified victims to stop this on-going process of self-torture. Unable to support themselves on now broken legs, the crucified victim would suffocate within minutes.

Errors like this are just sloppy and they should undermine our confidence in O'Reilly's work generally. Even more distracting, though, is O'Reilly's unseemly fascination with the sexual practices and proclivities of various historical figures. This fixation recurs throughout O'Reilly's "Killing" series and in no case does it illuminate the history he claims to recount. At best, it is a distraction and an insight into the author's peculiar obsessions. At worst, it is mere pandering.

Readers who are interested in the life and death of Jesus have many better options; Reza Aslan's "Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth" comes immediately to mind. Better to start there than to spend time sorting through the errors and fetishes of a wanna-be historian.

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