Bodie Thoene

Brock Thoene

In first-century Jerusalem, Peniel, a once blind begger, and the lepers in the Valley of Mak'ob are all looking for Yeshua, who has gone to Galilee, while Caiaphas and Herod are trying to find a way to arrest him.

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Jeni Enjaian

**Update** I stand by this review. This book survives round two of the purge of my personal collection.

I really liked these books the first time I read them. The second time through they all seem a bit more on the average side. As usual, the Thoenes are master storytellers. The complexity yet comprehensibility of their narratives is pretty amazing. However, sometimes I think they try a little too hard. It's in this book that they first introduce what will become a staple of this entire series, the idea do the significance and meaning of specific numbers and specific letters in each word. It's almost as if everything HAS to mean something. To an extent, I believe that God designed significant meanings behind specific numbers and words. I also believe that He may not have, that the simple reason behind something may be simply to give Him glory. I think that the difference in my theology and that of the Thoenes likely affects my perception of their works, this book obviously included. They are definitely talented writers though, much better than most other authors of Christian fiction. (I hate that I need to say that with each one of their reviews but it's simply the truth. Maybe the industry will catch on? Probably not)
I do recommend these books. They are well written and if you can read with discernment, a difference of theology will not be a significant stumbling block.

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