The Gaze of Jesus
Riccardo Bacchelli, Translation by Anthony Esolen
Anthony Esolen is one of the great moral and literary voices of our generation. He has brought us a wonderful edition of Dante's Divine Comedy, and now he brings us Riccardo Bacchelli's modern classic, The Gaze of Jesus, a great gift to contemporary readers."
-- James Matthew Wilson, Author, The Strangeness of the Good
Elegantly translated and introduced by Anthony Esolen, The Gaze of Jesus is a gripping psychological, historical, and theological investigation into what it takes for the "uncalled" to follow Christ, to seek the face of Jesus from a distance. Bacchelli offers a vivid and visceral experience of the world of the New Testament, including some elaborate character studies of the Bible's darkest figures: Herod, Herodias, and Judas.