– Author Donald L. Brake, along with Shelly Beach, have recently released their new book “They Called Him Yeshua”, a fictionalized account of the adolescent and young adult life of Jesus Christ, inspired by the Bible and the biblical figureheads that helped Jesus accomplish his mission.
In dramatic, creative fiction, Brake delves into the unrecorded first 30 years of Jesus’ life, in which he came to awareness with his divine mission and he struggled with being both man and God. The book centers on the world of an ordinary family facing extraordinary political and religious challenges as they grapple with a young Jesus’s developing identity and struggle with temptation, illness, friendship and other life challenges.
One of Brake’s goals was to explore many Christians’ questions surrounding Jesus’ early life. “Most readers interested in the life of Christ wonder if he ever became sick, if his family resented his lack of desire for children, and how he handled temptation as a human,” he said. “I hope my answers to these questions help readers reflect on Jesus’ life and understand Jesus a little more.”
David Sanford, who has represented books published by Zondervan and Tyndale House, reviews “They Called Him Yeshua”: “With biblical and historical accuracy, insightful sanctified imagination, and brilliant storytelling, Brake and Beach foreshadow what we know with certainty from the New Testament. Get ready for epiphanies aplenty!”
Readers are sure to come away from “They Called Him Yeshua” inspired by the greatness of God and his plan for humankind.
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