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Jerusalem chronicles volume 2
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English
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Nehemiah, son of a Jewish woman, a weaver from Jerusalem, is born and raised among the Jews who didn't return to Jerusalem from the Exile. He grows up with the expectation of a soon-coming Messiah. Could the Yeshua of Nazareth, who is walking the earth, reportedly doing miracles, be that Messiah? Charged with a mission to carry a mysterious object back to the holy city of Jerusalem, Nehemiah arrives in Jerusalem just as the final events of Jesus'...
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Jerusalem chronicles volume 1
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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Lazarus occupies a surprising position in the Gospel accounts. Widely known as the man Jesus raised from the dead, his story is actually much broader and richer than that. Living as he did at Bethany, near Jerusalem, Lazarus was uniquely placed to witness the swirl of events around Jesus. When Jesus Wept, the first novel in The Jerusalem Chronicles series by bestselling authors Bodie and Brock Thoene, unfolds the turbulent times in Judea during Jesus'...
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Galway chronicles volume 2
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
xviii, 297 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Joseph Connor Burke has reclaimed his family's Irish estate and works to balance the needs of the crown with those of the villagers. He still chases after Kate Donovan Garrity.
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Zion diaries volume 2
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English
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"As German stukas circle in British skies, bombing London in repeated air raids, famous violinist Elisa Lindheim Murphy and her journalist husband, John, make an agonizing decision to send their three children to safety in America. But what about all the Jewish refugees left behind in England? Elisa will face the greatest trial of her life as she travels with evacuee children on seas made treacherous by Nazi u-boats."--Publisher's description.
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Zion diaries volume 1
Language
English
Description
Loralei's harrowing flight from the Nazis leads her into the arms of needy child refugees, who have sacrificed everything in exchange for their lives, and toward a mysterious figure, who closely guards an age-old secret.
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Zion Covenant volume 7
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
280 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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Series
Zion chronicles volume 2
Language
English
Description
Smuggled into Jerusalem after surviving a Nazi concentration camp, Rachel finds that a secret from her past makes it even more difficult to start a new life.
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Galway chronicles volume 1
Pub. Date
[1997]
Physical Desc
xxviii, 269 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
Description
An Irish village feels suffocated by English rule, until a stranger appears on Christmas Eve, setting off a chain of events that will forever change the lives of the village's inhabitants.
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Series
Galway chronicles volume 4
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
xv, 304 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
12) Paris encore
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Series
Zion Covenant volume 8
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
296 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
13) Twelfth prophecy
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Series
A.D. chronicles volume 12
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
xi, 289 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Abigail, a Samaritan woman, is threatened by the residents in her village because she is pregnant by a man other than her elderly husband and, seeking help, only feels love and kindness for the first time when she speaks with Yeshua of Nazareth.
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Shiloh legacy volume 1
Pub. Date
[1992]
Physical Desc
430 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
An unforgettable story and a wonderful new historical fiction series that moves from beautiful green mountains in the mid-America Valley of Shiloh to a neighborhood in an industrial town. A land of promise seems more like a land of hopelessness and tragedy, but the characters learn that God's eye always remains upon the sparrow.
Author
Series
Shiloh legacy volume 2
Pub. Date
[1992]
Physical Desc
428 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The war to end all wars is over, and the soldiers have come home. Birch Tucker, with his wife Trudy, and his sons, makes his way back to Shiloh, Arkansas, his boyhood home, to carve out a new life for his family. Mrs. Meyer, now a financial columnist for the "New York Times," moves among the wealthy and influential stock barons of the world."--Publisher.
17) Vienna prelude
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Series
Zion Covenant volume 1
Language
English
Description
Elisa Lindheim, of Jewish heritage, and John Murphy, New York Times reporter, become entangled in a web of intrigue, danger, and conspiracy.
Author
Series
Shiloh legacy volume 3
Pub. Date
[1993]
Physical Desc
447 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The third book in the bestselling Shiloh Legacy brings readers back to independent but vulnerable young David Meyer and the father he has only recently found, as they discover that the insurmountable mountains in their lives can be moved only by faith.
19) Behold the man
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Series
Jerusalem chronicles volume 3
Physical Desc
346 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Behold the Man is the culmination of the Jerusalem Chronicles and brings readers to an encounter with the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. How could Jesus--who preached righteousness before God, and love and mercy toward neighbors--be so hated and pursued? To the Temple officials, he was a threat to the livelihood and authority of the priesthood. To Herod Antipas, he was a threat to his ambition to be the King of the Jews. And to the...
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