Biblical
Christ the Lord:The Road to Cana
The saga of Anne Rice—from lush pseudonymic S&M erotica, through vampires and witches given flesh-and-blood reality we common mortals never…
Mary of Nazareth
When Herod’s mercenaries make one of their nighttime raids on Nazareth, quick-thinking young Miriam—later renamed Mary by census officials—helps the…
The Triumph of Deborah
It’s the early Iron Age, and the Hebrews, surrounded by enemies, struggle to survive in the Promised Land. Judge and…
The Secret Gospel of Mary Magdalene
Originally published in England in 1984 under the title The Wild Girl, this is what has almost become a genre…
Mark’s Story: The Gospel According to Peter (The Jesus Chronicles, Book Two)
Much like this series’ first book, John’s Story, this novel from the authors of the Left Behind series has many…
Pilate’s Wife
Young Claudia, distant relative of the emperor Tiberius and eventual wife of Pontius Pilate, is a dreamer prone to prophetic…
John’s Story: The Last Eyewitness (Book One of the Jesus Chronicles)
This latest novel from the authors of the “Left Behind” series floats an interesting premise: a novel about the writing…
The Garden of Ruth
In the small town of Bethlehem, Osnath, niece of the prophet Samuel, finds an old scroll purporting to be written…
Brothers
This Toby Press thirtieth anniversary edition of the novel first published in the seventies may be appearing to take advantage…
Fifth Seal
This is an interesting retelling of the Nativity from the points of view of Joseph and Mary, but also of…
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