Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for letting me review this book. It was interesting to hear about Jesus’ life from different perspectives. It was interesting to see how some of the places and names of people were spelled.

This would be a great story, if it were just a story. But it is so much more than that and Bear Grylls understands this. He has taken the Bible story of Jesus and without changing anything other than reading between the lines, has formed the gospels into a modern narrative. By adding a little context along with his take on biblical characters’ thoughts and understanding, Grylls has presented the story of Jesus almost as a pacy thriller – you want to keep reading and feel the need to get straight into the next chapter to see where the story is going. Importantly, and with genuine understanding, Grylls has given us a view of what it might have been like for those who knew Jesus and what they might have thought (based on what is in the gospel accounts) as they were seeing his story unfold.

I know that novels retelling the gospels have been done before but I have to say there is usually an agenda to the writing, be that political or artistic and rarely do they cover the entire Jesus story. But "The Greatest Story Ever Told" is without agenda, other than that of Grylls’ passion to tell a story that he feels everyone should know and to do it in a way that feels genuine and gripping. This is the book to give to people who know nothing of Jesus’ story or for those who know or half-remembers parts of the story, who through this, possibly for the first time will piece it all together and see it as a complete story. And it’s a cracking story!

Simply outstanding. The story of Jesus Christ as told by those who knew him best. A wonderful way to bring the gospels to life. Thank you Bear for all that you are doing to further the gospel of Christ.

This book is a simple way of telling the story of Jesus. The greatest man to ever live. I would highly recommend this book.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a review copy.

The story of Jesus well told as it might have happened in a Jewish setting. Gives new meaning to the story of Jesus, told in a credible way. A book for all the doubters of this world. And it is an amazing story. A story everyone should read to get a feel for the life of the founder of the Christian faith.

Thank you Bear Grylls for bring the life of Jesus to life. Thank you to John Murray Press, Hodder & Stoughton and Net Galley for the ARC.