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Original Title: | Fifth Seal (A.D. Chronicles #5) ASIN B002EZYXCA |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | A.D. Chronicles #5 |
Bodie Thoene
Kindle Edition | Pages: 368 pages Rating: 4.41 | 1190 Users | 46 Reviews
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The little town of Nazareth is a long way from Jerusalem and King Herod's evil clutches. Yet is anywhere in Judea far enough?Gossip swirls around the newlyweds Mary and Yosef. It is far too soon for her womb to carry the growing baby, neighbors say. Yet too much is at stake for Yosef to reveal the truth. He vows to protect Mary and the baby with his life, but how can he protect her heart from the barbs of betrayal?
As beloved prophetess Hannah boldly foretells the coming of Israel’s true King, King Herod plots her doom . . . and that of anyone else he believes challenges his throne. When a dying slave stumbles into Beth-lehem on a stormy night, shepherd Zadok and his wife, Rachel, wonder, Is her arrival guided by God or a trap set by the paranoid Herod?
As Mary and Yosef set out on a perilous journey to Jerusalem, astronomer Melchior sees unusual activity in the stars. He’s convinced something important will happen soon in Israel . . . and it will impact the world for all eternity.
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Title | : | Fifth Seal (A.D. Chronicles #5) |
Author | : | Bodie Thoene |
Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 368 pages |
Published | : | (first published 2006) |
Categories | : | Christian Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Christian. Fiction. Biblical Fiction |
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Ratings: 4.41 From 1190 Users | 46 ReviewsWeigh Up Based On Books Fifth Seal (A.D. Chronicles #5)
This ends with the birth of Jesus and I had tears in my eyes. These are powerful authors.I learned that Israel is symbolized by the constellation, Pisces, fish. They call it The Two Fish. In Hebrew the exact words are; "May they increase abundantly like fish" Within the constellation are 2 stars, 2 fish, that symbolize the blessing of Israel. The first represents Mannasseh, the elder brother, the physical descendants of the seed of Abraham. The second for Ephraim, the younger, the Gentiles, whoThe descriptions are excellent. There are so many things leading up to the birth of Jesus that by the time we get there kind of anti-climactic.
**Update** This book flowed at a steady pace with the only detractor being the font the publisher chose for the writings of one of the characters. It is difficult to read which slows down the pace. Other than that I actually really enjoyed this book. It survives the second round of the purge from my personal collection.I thought for sure that I'd already written this review. Guess I hadn't. The latter books in the series are so short that I'm finishing them more quickly than I can get the
Just like the previous book, this is an excellent retelling of one of the Bible's best-loved stories.
"Here he comes! Such shoulders. He'll carry his father's beams, I warrant. A strong one he'll be. Push! No wonder you had such a hard time. There you go, Mary! Look at those big hands. Must be a boy with such hands. They're wide-open. See? He's reaching out to the world. Once more - yes, that's it! Now push. Harder. One more time! And...there! Yes! A son, Mary! A baby boy!"You know what blows my mind? Jesus' birth. I hadn't really ever thought about the details surrounding the entire ordeal
This was the least of all of their books. I had to make myself finish it. They had too much "teaching" in it and not enough story. The characters were not deep and parts of the story seemed contrived. It was based on a true Bible story. They should have just left the story the way God wrote it and not tried to glorify Mary and mystify everything. Most of their other books are excellent.
It is my second time reading this book. I chose it because it was a good one for the season of Christmas. The author took the reader back in time to just before the birth of Christ and up to the actual birth and the surrounding events that occured. It included a historical look at attitudes and events and personalities of that time period. I would consider reading it again next Christmas time.
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