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Bezig met laden... Day of Atonement: A Novel of the Maccabean Revoltdoor David deSilva
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 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.   Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten. starbritejan | Jun 6, 2016 |   ) thornton37814 | Jan 22, 2016 | Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten.One disappointment was that the author didn't include a more thorough afterward, giving a quick nonfiction overview of the Maccabean revolt, sources of information, where he deviated from historical records for the sake of the story, and what happened (or would have happened) after his story ends. Also a map of Jerusalem might have been helpful, though it wasn't necessary. ( ) cej1027 | Nov 27, 2015 | Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten.We are shown what life might have been like in the times leading up to the Maccabean Revolt - of course there is no way to know how it would REALLY have been, but this version of that time period is as believable as any other. I thought it was well-written and factually interesting... though it was a little bit on the "documentary" side. This is not a bad thing, as long as you know you're not getting an action novel. (  ) crazybatcow | Sep 10, 2015 | Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten.Jerusalem is occupied by the Greeks. Some want to accept all that the Greeks have to offer - education, sports, architecture, commerce - and in exchange adopt a more relaxed 'live and let live' attitude to people of all faiths. Others are fiercely opposed to the Hellenization of the city at the expense of their relationship with G-d and the laws of the Torah. The story follows the lives of people on both sides as tensions and anger lead to all-out war. I liked this book. I thought the emphasis was on the events leading up to the revolt rather than the revolt itself. There was a lot of attention paid to the details of clothing, the food, the homes, the Temple, which I liked. Unfortunately, I was disappointed in the character development. I sometimes didn't know who was who and had to go back in the book to remind myself. In the end I didn't really care about any of them. This book is worth a read - but perhaps not necessarily a 'keeper'. ( ) EvelynBernard | Sep 9, 2015 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Fiction.
Historical Fiction.
HTML:In the blank pages between Malachi and Matthew, the course of an entire nation was changed . . . His brother, the high priest Honiah, enjoyed the authority of the high priesthood, and all important decisions needed his approval. But it was Jason who was shaping the future of Jerusalem and, with it, all Judea. He breathed in again, imagining that he could feel the wave of destiny impelling him forward toward his vision as he exhaled . . . The Greeks have taken over the world, but Jerusalem is still the same backwater city Jason has always known. He wants to help his hometown rise to a new age of prosperity and influence. If that means stretching the terms of the city's divine covenant, so be it. But how far is he willing to go to achieve Greek greatness for this Jewish city? It will take the willingness of a handful of Jews to die rather than violate the covenant in order to turn the tide back to God. Written by an internationally recognized expert in the period between the Testaments, Day of Atonement invites readers into Judea during the tumultuous years leading up to the Maccabean Revolt. It was this pivotal decade that reminded Jews of the centrality of the covenant to their national security and taught them that the covenant was worth dying for. The story is so foundational, it is still told every year at Hanukkah. The lessons learned during this turbulent time also shed light on just what was at stake in the ministry of Jesus, whose radical message seemed to threaten the covenant once again. Day of Atonement joins the perennially successful novels Pontius Pilate and The Flames of Rome by renowned historian Paul Maier on Kregel's premier list of captivating and historically accurate biblical novels. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
Deelnemer aan LibraryThing Vroege RecensentenDavid deSilva's boek Day of Atonement was beschikbaar via LibraryThing Early Reviewers.  Actuele discussiesGeenPopulaire omslagen
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