One of my favorite things about Tosca Lee's Biblical-based fiction is that she brings Bible characters to life in ways I've never imagined before. Judas Iscariot has always been "the bad man who betrayed Jesus." A felt cut-out on a board in Sunday School class. Through this novel, he came to life more than I've ever thought of him.

I've always been able to relate with Peter and John and Thomas in their brokenness and faith in Christ, but for the first time, I have looked at the disciple Judas and seen my broken self in him too. "Iscariot" is beautifully written.