Herb Sennett

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The Reluctant General (eBook, ePUB)

A Novel from Ancient Jewish Writings

Beschreibung

"The Reluctant General" is unique in that it is a historical novel that is both true to the biblical record and historically accurate. Yet, it is a fictionalized version of the events about how Deborah, the lead judge of Israel at that time, and Barak, a farmer from the tribe of Naphtali in the northern part of Israel, lead an army of ten thousand Israelite farmers and hunters against the greatest army of the known world: the Canaanites. The story involves Barak's journey from simple farmer to reluctant fighter to heroic general within the milieu of late Bronze Age hardship and cruelty. Barak struggles with his own frailties and fears while Deborah struggles with the fear of her people to get involved in an impossible war and reluctance of her "general" to lead the army she has called. With nothing apparently to gain and everything to lose, these two fight side by side to lead a rag-tag army of 10,000 against the well-trained military of over 40,000 men and 900 iron chariots of war. Following the astounding defeat of the Canaanite army at Mt. Tabor, the Deborah and Barak lead their army to conquer the great walled city of Hazor. Once inside the city, they capture and kill the Canaanite king Jabin thereby ending the human sacrifices to the god Baal. The victory over the Canaanites results in forty years of prosperity and growth among the early Jews of the twelfth century BC.

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Autor

Herb Sennett began writing novels at the age of sixty-five following a career in education and Christian ministry. Herb has been a teacher, a Baptist minister, a college professor, an army reserve officer. And now he's a writer. Actually, he's not sure what he wants to do when he grows up.

Herb holds several colleges, seminary, and university degrees, including the Ph.D. from The Louisiana State University. His heart has always been in the nitty-gritty of teaching and helping people. He has done volunteer work with various charities, acted as a counselor and mentor to his students, and served for twenty-one years as a chaplain in the army reserves. He also taught English and speech in high school for five years and spent nearly thirty-five years as a college professor in theatre and communication arts.

As if that wasn't enough for one career, Herb has published two academic books in the areas of dramatic theory and theatre history and directed, designed, and/or produced three dozen theatrical productions in various venues throughout the Southeastern United States. Plus, he has written dozens of articles for trade and academic journals.

Never busy enough, at the age of sixty, he started Creative Illusions Films, a West Palm Beach production company, which produced a drama about two veterans dealing with the results of their war experiences in Vietnam titled A VETERAN AFFAIR. Starring Michael Winslow of "Police Academy" fame, the film uses the metaphor of a chess game to demonstrate how each man faces his own frustrations brought on by the ravages of combat, often referred to as PTSD. The film garnered Herb a nomination for "Best New Director" at the Christian Film Festival in the U.K. in 2010.

Herb's company has also produced the documentary, COMING HOME, about his own experiences as an Army infantry officer in Vietnam. That movie won critical acclaim at nearly a dozen film festivals across the country and was named the best movie at the Re-Birth Fine Arts Festival in Jacksonville, Florida.

Now in his seventies, Herb is more active than ever with three novels published, two novels currently in development (that means he's writing them), and managing seven websites (including one for his HOA).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: eBookIt.com
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780997023152
• Artikelnr.: 61242836