The Silence of John follows on the heels of the critical acclaim Lliteras received for Jerusalem's Rain (Hampton Roads, ISBN 1-57174-340-5, 2003) which included selection as a Top Ten Christian Novel in both Booklist and Library Journal. Lliteras is the author of seven previous books including The Thieves of Golgotha (Hampton Roads, ISBN 1-57174-085-6, 1998), as well as Judas the Gentile (Hampton Roads, ISBN 1-57174-144-5, 1999) and Jerusalem's Rain which followed Jesus' disciples after the crucifixion. Much in the manner of Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, The Silence of John unflinchingly shows us the pain and anguish of Jesus as he lay on the cross and the feelings both of helplessness and community the disciple John and women such as Mary Magdalene experience as they stay with him until the end. Lliteras uses this dramatic setting to powerfully illustrate the cultural and historical exclusion of women in the church and society.
