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Reviewed by Constance Stadler for Readers' Favorite
The Day After His Crucifixion by Merikay McLeod recounts when the chosen Savior died on the cross. When we meet Mary, a devoted follower, she awakens the morning after, still wearing her blood-stained clothes, immediately affirming the horrific reality. What is particularly telling is why Yeshua's blood is on her clothing -- only women stayed at the site of the cross until the very end. Like her spiritual sisters, Mary’s response is a mixture of disbelief, agony, rage at his Roman murderers, and denial—contrasting to the memory of his joyous welcome to Jerusalem a scant week before. On this day of the Sabbath, these women come together to offer solace to one another and share venerated memories. The miracle of feeding thousands with scant loaves of bread and fish comes alive through the eyes of an eager child. When all are appalled that Leah, a woman deemed ‘unclean’ by the nature of her disease, touches the hem of Yeshua’s robe, not only is she cured, but honored and uplifted. In the wake of being saved from death by stoning for adultery, Mary became, in her words, a living soul. A shared commitment to express gratitude in ways befitting what has been received comprises the remainder of the book.
The originality of The Day After His Crucifixion is distinct in the genre of biblical literature. Since most historical novels of the time center on the Tridium of suffering, death, and resurrection, there is less room for gradation in creative expression. When Mary awakens in a frenzy of emotion, the idea that the Promised One did not say a word in his defense before Pilate or Herod is virtually incomprehensible--how could he say nothing to save his life? The shared realization that the rituals of sanctifying the dead had not been completed at the time of Yeshua's entombment is poignantly affecting. The beauty, strength, and bravery of abject devotion is a thematic constant. At the same time, this book is more than a depiction of Christian love and worship; it enframes what such belief means in ways not confined to a specific era. In crafting this personalized portrait, Merikay McLeod uses words that have transcended millennia. It is a sensitive and telling affirmation for believers and a compelling introduction to understanding what Christianity means.
