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Young People across America are rediscoving G.A. Henty, the 19th century literary genius whose historical adventures inspire boys to honesty, courage, diligence, and duty. Writing from a Christian perspective, Henty weaves the adventures of a fictional boy hero together with real-life events. His stories are as accurate as they are exciting, so children get important lessons in history which they remember long afterward. Just as important, these lessons come without the immoral undertone of modern novels. For the Temple descends into the turmoil that ended in the destruction of Jerusalem by Titus in A.D. 70. John, a 15-year-old Galilean, fears that the Jewish revolt against Rome could bring disaster on his people-and the Temple. Then, his bravery in a storm attracts the attention of the governor, Josephus. Suddenly, he finds himself in thhe forefront of events. After escaping from the massacre at Jotapata in A.D. 67, John with his loyal band, becomes a hero to the Jews and a scourge to the Romans. He disrupts Roman work parties...showers arrows and boulders onto troops...burns Roman camps...rescues his betrothed from slavery...even fights Titus himself in hand-to-hand combat...In the final defense of the Temple, John is delivered yet again, only to be enslaved. But his slavery leads him to Caesar's court and finally home, not just to Galilee, but to that Galilean preacher his father had recognized as a prophet forty years before.
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