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Yeshua of Nazareth has two sisters: Damaris, married to a wealthy merchant's son, and Pheodora, wed to a simple
shepherd from Bethlehem. Damaris can't understand why her younger sister settled for such a poor existence, but
she does what she can to share her abundance. When her husband is invited to join the Pharisees, she is excited by
the opportunity to elevate the family's status, even though some aspects of the lifestyle seem contrary to what she has
always been taught.
Pheodora has long felt inadequate compared to her beautiful sister but has no regrets about the life she chose.
When Pheodora's husband is unexpectedly thrown into debtors' prison, she is shocked to learn that a loan from her
generous sister would jeopardize her brother-in-law's religious aspirations. Forced to pin her hopes on two she-goats
whose spotless white offspring could be sold for an upcoming Yom Kippur sacrifice, Pheodora must struggle to keep
the animals—and her family—alive.
When horrific reports about Yeshua reach the sisters in Nazareth, Pheodora and Damaris each grapple with their
relationships to God, their radical brother, and their own questioning hearts.
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Release date
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781705003237
- File size: 326221 KB
- Duration: 11:19:37
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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August 10, 2020
Hunt turns to the family of Jesus for this excellent second in her Jerusalem Road series (after Daughter of Cana), based on real women who met Jesus. Pheodora, the youngest of Yeshua’s sisters, has always struggled with feeling inadequate next to her beautiful, wealthier sister, Damaris, who is married to a rich merchant’s son. But Pheodora loves her husband, Chiram, a shepherd often gone to care for the flocks near their Bethlehem home. When Chiram is thrown into debtor’s prison unexpectedly, Pheodora returns to her childhood home in Nazareth to live with her four brothers and care for two goats Chiram had purchased and bred to increase their fortunes. Damaris and her husband, a soon-to-be-Pharisee, refuse to repay Chiram’s debt to get him out of prison, making Pheodora wonder if Chiram’s imprisonment had something to do with them. Pheodora’s story is set against the backdrop of the spiritual emergence of her oldest brother, Yeshua, who travels Israel preaching, gathering followers, and angering the Jewish leadership; his eventual death, Chiram’s imprisonment, and Pheodora’s fortunes are all determined by the whims of the powerful Pharisees. But Yeshua’s resurrection could change everyone’s lives. Hunt’s marvelous tale will appeal to any theologically minded fan of Christian historicals.
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