by Susan Barnes | 15 Jul 2021 | Book Reviews
Just believe is based on Mark and Luke’s account of Jesus raising Jairus’ daughter from the dead (Mark 5, Luke 8). David Edgren has done an excellent job of telling the story in the culture and context of the time. Jairus was the leader of the synagogue and Edgren...
by Susan Barnes | 5 Nov 2020 | Book Reviews
Christ the Lord : the road to Cana tells the story of Jesus, starting from a couple of months before he commenced his ministry and finishing with the wedding of Cana, probably a six-month time frame. The author, Anne Rice uses historical facts, Catholic doctrine and...
by Susan Barnes | 12 Sep 2019 | Book Reviews
And the Lion Roared No More by Deborah McDermott is a fictional account of Daniel based on the biblical book. The advantage of biblical fiction is that it can give you insights into the culture and context of the book. McDermott has created a story where the reader is...
by Susan Barnes | 14 Nov 2018 | Book Reviews
I don’t normally read Biblical fiction, as I get distracted thinking about whether the version of events is plausible. However, Mark Worthing has done a good job of explaining his assumptions in the introduction, which sets the tone for the book. I’m a little more...
by Susan Barnes | 7 Feb 2009 | Book Reviews
In, The road home (Bethany House, 2007), Tommy Tenney & Mark Andrew Olsen have done a great job of retelling the Biblical story of Ruth in a modern setting. In doing this they had to overcome some gaps in the original story as well as create a modern parallel. In...
