Jennifer Bjork

The Whistling Galilean (eBook, ePUB)

Shai's Journey

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Shai, the ten-year-old son of a Galilean fisherman, deeply desires his father's pride and respect. The frustrated, sometimes angry, boy is challenged by jealousy and competes for attention from a blood relative, his older brother, Ezra.

Maturing into adolescence, Shai and his best friend each seek a girlfriend, even doing something ridiculous to gain their attention. Brutality surrounds Shai, ranging from a school bully to Roman torture. The term 'payment or punishment' spreads quickly as the unyielding Roman rulers enforce market taxes in Capernaum.

Everything is about to change when Shai befriends a stranger from Nazareth one day while bathing in the waters of the Galilee. While his rabbi teaches him to become a man and to abide by Hebrew laws, Yeshua (Jesus) teaches loving care through action. Confused, Shai is faced with conflicting choices, one after another. As Yeshua reveals his power and destiny, people in Shai's life react differently to his friend's messages. Shai's relationships evolve and change as his choices transform not just his life, but also the lives of others.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: WestBow Press
• Seitenzahl: 346
• Altersempfehlung: ab 0 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. November 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781664238084
• Artikelnr.: 69342466

Autorenporträt

In this coming-of-age story, an inquisitive fisherman's son befriends Yeshua (Jesus). He is offered the choice to participate in unfolding events that change the course of history.

Jennifer Bjork was inspired to write this story during a trip to Israel. She included life experiences from a childhood in Colombia, South America. Her career working on the water allowed her to experience the rhythm of a simple life on an island. This directed the imaginary relationships and life in this story.

Years spent reading, sailing, snorkeling, and walking in nature grew her into a thinker and philosopher. Inquisitive by nature, she spent a decade participating in Bible study and church programs. She grew in knowledge and maturity, all used to place this story in proper historical context.

Her style of writing was modelled by authors Kristin Hannah, Jean Auel, and Barbara Kingsolver. Direct influences were from The Life of Our Lord by Charles Dickens, Mere Christianity by C.S.Lewis, and the series Jerusalem Chronicles by Bodie and Brock Thoene. Having written picture books, short stories, and scientific articles, she now resides in northeast Florida.