Joseph bar Sabbas, called Justus, (the man not chosen to replace Judas Iscariot among the apostles) theologian, philosopher, educator and erudite crafter of words, takes us step by step through the searing personal adventures, miracles and teachings of the Man, Jesus. Having been close to Jesus from his baptism to his post-resurrection appearances, Justus finds and implements the reason God gave him life at just the right junction in human history. Under flickering shadows he pens an irresistible story; swift-paced, romantic, violent, gentle, comic, lyrical, hard-bitten, haunting and passionate; guiding his readers heartbeat by heartbeat in the steps of this Carpenter of wood, this Carpenter of Men.