My Beloved Friend, JUDAS

About the Book

In the year 2023, after a nuclear Armageddon, only a few pockets of people have survived. One of these groups of survivors, mostly rock climbers and mountaineers, subsists through the leadership of Jude, a biblical archaeologist and rock climber. Jude is given a chance to go back in time by using an invention of a surviving U.S. scientist. Jude is transported back to Palestine during the first century, where he searches for Jesus, to verify if he truly was the Messiah, or a charlatan. Dying from nuclear cancer, Jude spends most of his given time looking for Jesus, finally finding him meditating on a mountaintop. Jude, mesmerized by Ishia’s (Jesus) power becomes his first follower and best friend, Judas. His friendship and his knowledge of Ishia of Nazerat become the pivotal force in the last three years of their lives. Jude becomes the Judas, torn apart between being Ishia’s beloved friend and being his betrayer. The shocking and controversial ending is for you, the reader, to read and discover. It will tear at your very soul but it will rejuvenate and strengthen your faith in Jesus Christ. A must for every Christian to read!

About the Author

Vincent L. Di Paolo is a well-known archaeological artist, educator, and writer. He is a post-graduate from McGill University and presently resides in Northern Virginia. He has done over fifty solo art shows and his artwork can be found in over thirty countries. He has traveled extensively, exploring and painting ancient ruins throughout the world. In the past twenty years Vincent has been researching how the brain develops, how it learns, and how nutrition plays a major role in learning, memory, and longevity. He has practiced martial arts since 1963 and he is a mountaineer and rock-climber. He is presently working on two books: Cosmic Visions in the Microcosm of my Right Hemisphere; and Children of Yahweh (second volume of the Judas time-travel adventures). He is divorced and has two children.