As with "Killing Lincoln" and "Killing Kennedy", O'Reilly takes a famous story and tells it as a novel. "Killing Jesus" does a good job of weaving the historical Roman Empire history and politics in with the biblical account of the New Testament.
Not a particularly religious sort, I found the storytelling as a novel a great way to introduce or reinforce a very familiar story. The book seems to be relatively straightforward, with no obvious attempt to push a narrative other than that told in historcial records and the New Testament. I am not versed enough in biblical scholarship to appreciate which specific version of the story is being presented, nor is there any attempt in the "Killing Jesus" book to idenify or reconcile any areas where there might be historical or religiously based differences or disputes.
I doubt "Killing Jesus" will appeal to die-hards on any religious extreme, but serves to cover the topic adequately for those interested in the story, either as an introduction to the story, or a faith-based novel covering well trod ground.
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