The Trial and Death of Jesus Christ A Devotional History of our Lord's Passion was written in 1894. James Stalker begins with Jesus being taken prisoner and ends with his burial. Stalker refers to this book as a devotional history since it must be studied with the heart as well as the head. Stalker does an excellent job of putting the last days of Christ in historical perspective. This is an excellent history book for Christians or anyone else interested in these important few days in history.