Reviewers say: “Fine writing and attention to detail breathes life into Biblical figures…All the stories woven together give this book a message of hope.”…“Author E G Lewis has a wonderful skill with his writing, hiding deep and serious research under simple, honest story-telling.”… “There’s no feel of being overwhelmed with teaching—neither religious nor historical. There’s no defensive This is how it must have been, but a powerful sense of This is how it could have been.”…“To research so deeply and tread so lightly with his fiction is a wonderful talent”… “faithfully tracks the events of Acts, filling in realistic scenarios and vibrant characters that propel the New Testament accounting in a fresh and entertaining way.”DISCIPLE Book Two of The Seeds of Christianity™ Series — The Seeds find Fertile SoilRivkah and her family convert to the Way of Yeshua. Then Temple authorities refuse to buy lambs from Yeshua’s followers. Unable to survive in their home settlement, they move to Jerusalem where they encounter Saul of Tarsus, the scourge of the early Church…and Stephen, the first to die for his faith. Increasing persecution forces them out again. Leaving Jerusalem, they head for Antioch with Simon Peter to establish the Church there.Experience life in the early Church where the first Christians struggle to live out the teachings of Yeshua in an often hostile environment. Sit beside the twelve apostles as they partition the world and begin their mission of preaching and teaching.Stand beside Channah as she watches a mob stone the man she loves. Meet Pavlos of Antioch, the mute giant whose actions speak louder than words, and whose innate goodness births a ministry to the weak and helpless. Weep with Eleana, the young Parthian woman who, after being savagely attacked by a Roman soldier, must now decide whether to bear the child that must be his.Walk with these early disciples as they sow the Seeds of Christianity.
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