Straight Street

In the bustling desert oasis of AD 33 Damascus, Judas values one thing above all else: absolute neutrality. As a prosperous textile merchant living on the magnificent, column-lined Via Recta—Straight Street—he keeps his head down, bolts his doors, and stays out of the dangerous religious firestorms tearing through the Jewish quarter.

But neutrality becomes impossible when a blood-soaked storm arrives from Jerusalem.

Saul of Tarsus—the Sanhedrin's most ruthless inquisitor—is coming to hunt down the followers of the enigmatic "Way." But before the wolf can strike the flock, an blinding, unearthly light on the Damascus road strips him of his vision, his power, and his mind. Broken, starving, and entirely helpless, the legendary persecutor is dumped directly onto Judas's doorstep.

Forced to harbor a man who came to chain his closest friends, Judas is dragged into a high-stakes crucible of fear, political conspiracy, and raw human drama. As the secret remnant of the Way gathers in the shadows of his courtyard, Judas faces an impossible choice: deliver the butcher to his enemies, or risk his own life to protect a destiny that will shake the foundations of the Roman Empire.

Discover a gripping first-person historical narrative that explores the physical and spiritual costs of transformation, the weight of hidden guilt, and the straight path the Lord cuts through the human soul.