Brock Thoene
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Jerusalem chronicles volume 2
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English
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Based on Scripture and resonating with historical detail comes a beautiful, fully imagined story of a young child and his role in the Last Supper of Jesus Christ.
When Nehemiah, the child of Jewish exiles, begins hearing whispers and experiencing portentous visions, it quickly becomes clear to his father and his rabbi that the young cupbearer is meant for a higher purpose . . . but what? Certain that the Messiah is alive at that very moment, the...
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Jerusalem chronicles volume 1
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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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Shiloh legacy volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 25
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English
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Author
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Shiloh legacy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 23
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English
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Shiloh legacy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 23
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English
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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.
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Zion chronicles volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 23
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English
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A nation will stand or fall, and it's all up to one World War II fighter ace. The old city of Jerusalem is under siege in February 1948. Food, fuel, and weapons are scarce. The U.S. arms embargo against the Jews is still in effect, although the British openly sell weapons to the Arabs. David Meyer is given a dangerous assignment -- to hire pilots and buy planes that could fly to Palestine the instant statehood is declared. It could cost him his U.S....
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Zion chronicles volume 2
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English
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After surviving World War II and the Nazis, Rachel travels to Jerusalem, where she discovers long-lost family and faces the contempt of her people.
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Zion chronicles volume 5
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IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 23
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English
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The British are in the final stages of their military evacuation from Palestine. While the Jewish Haganah trains its pilots in fighters, Moshe is still trying to supply the Old City of Jerusalem with food.
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Zion chronicles volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 20
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English
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It's Passover eve, and the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem is being starved into submission. Arab forces hold the only road into the Old City--the village of Kastel and the narrow, twisting, rocky pass of Bab el Wad. If Haganah leader Moshe Sachar and his men can't capture and hold the pass tonight, long enough for the Jewish Agency's food convoy to get through, people will die.
10) Behold the man
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Jerusalem chronicles volume 3
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English
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"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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When a nativity display on public property is torched by a former US Senator, the media spotlight falls on the forgotten small town of Leonard, Texas, and the new pastor of its only church-Adam Wells. Emboldened by the prospect of leading his tiny congregation in a nationally-televised, first amendment debate that he considers to be a "fight for the heart and soul of America," Pastor Wells determines not to let anything or anyone, including his wife...
12) Third watch
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A.D. chronicles volume 3
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English
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In first-century Jerusalem, questions arise concerning the identity of Yeshua of Nazareth, while Zahav finds herself waiting for the Messiah and Manaen, blinded by violence, and Susanna, struggle to overcome the evil surrounding them.
13) Fourth dawn
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A.D. chronicles volume 4
Pub. Date
[2005]
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English
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This retelling of the Christmas story follows Joseph and his fiancée Mary--a virgin teenager pregnant with the Son of God--as they prepare for the Messiah's birth while trying to escape the ever watchful eye of the evil Herod.
15) Fifth seal
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A.D. chronicles volume 5
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English
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Bodie and Brock Thoene once again transport readers back in time to first century A.D. to the birth of Christ--the most critical events in the history of the world. Gossip swirls around the newlyweds Mary and Yosef. It is far too soon for her womb to carry the growing baby, neighbors say. Yet too much is at stake for Yosef to reveal the truth. He vows to protect Mary and the baby with his life, but how can he protect her heart from the barbs of betrayal?...
16) Sixth covenant
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A.D. chronicles volume 6
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English
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Who in Bethlehem could guess that their tiny, obscure village, populated by shepherds, would become the hinge upon which all history turns . . . and the focus of a terrifying rampage? Sixth Covenant is the conclusion of the three-book Nativity story within the A.D. Chronicles series. Sixth Covenant chronicles Mary, Yosef, and baby Yeshua in the first months of his life in Bethlehem. From the shepherd's visit to the escape to Egypt to the Bethlehem...
17) Eighth shepherd
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A.D. chronicles volume 8
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English
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After Yeshua of Nazareth has raised his friend El'azar from the dead, news of Yeshua travels fast and the Sanhedrin begin their plot to kill him. Despite the danger, Yeshua and his followers begin the journey to Jerusalem for Passover.
18) Second touch
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A.D. chronicles volume 2
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English
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The sequel to First Light returns to the story of Peniel, the no-longer-blind beggar who still longs for the connection of hope and family, and introduces new characters such as Lily, Cantor, and Rabbie Ahava who hold onto hope in spite of their devastating affliction of leprosy.
19) Ninth witness
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A.D. chronicles volume 9
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English
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The census riots are barely past. Bands of Zealots roam the canyons. Anguished shrieks echo against the hillsides of Nazareth as Rome crushes the last pockets of Jewish resistance. Aged scholar Rabbi Mazzar travels with his three Yeshiva students to Jerusalem for Passover and their bar mitzvahs. He has high hopes for twelve-year-old Yeshua, who seems to study people as well as Torah. Could such a one make a great rabbi? Or be the founder of something...
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Zion chronicles volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 21
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English
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Ellie, a young American photojournalist, becomes caught up in Middle Eastern politics in 1947 Israel.