Biblical
The Ironsmith
Noah is a pious Galilean ironsmith whose cousin Joshua, a carpenter, begins preaching a dangerous message after the death of John…
Risen
A readable novelization of the original screenplay, Risen closely follows the short segment of the Gospel of Matthew following the…
A.D. 33
Maviah, Queen of a Bedouin tribe, is also known as Queen of the Outcasts. Maviah’s love, Judah, is imprisoned by…
The Prophetess: Deborah’s Story
The Bible is the world’s first storybook, and it is chock full of enthralling tales of adventure. The biblical story…
Bathsheba: Reluctant Beauty
996 BC, Jerusalem: Bathsheba is considered a tob woman, a Hebrew word meaning a woman of great beauty and sensual…
Game of Queens: A Novel of Vashti and Esther
This is a sprawling tale that, despite the title, is as much about two men, Daniel and Hegai, as it…
Esther
Award-winning author Rebecca Kanner returns to the Old Testament, this time drawing from one of the most powerful and often-portrayed…
Day of Atonement: A Novel of the Maccabean Revolt
The story line of this debut novel revolves around the increased oppression dished out by the regime of Antiochus IV…
The Secret Chord
King David needs little introduction to those raised in the Judeo-Christian faiths (he’s also a prophet of Islam), but readers…
Days of Messiah: Volume One – The Healer’s Touch
The first volume in Amber Schamel’s The Healer’s Touch series centers on a young Galilean mother named Aaliyah, who is…
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