Biblical Fiction

Considerată capodopera lui Nikos Kazantzakis, maestru al prozei moderne şi una dintre cele mai neobosite conştiinţe ale timpului său, Ultima ispită a lui Hristos propune o monumentală reinterpretare ficţională a Evangheliilor. Romanul a fost ecranizat în 1988 de Martin Scorsese, avându-i în rolurile principale pe Willem Dafoe şi Harvey Keitel. Asemenea cărţii, pelicula a suscitat la rândul ei numeroase polemici.

Get ready to laugh! Get ready to tap your toes! Get ready to take a fresh look at what it means to “love your neighbor” and to “turn the other cheek” (not that one, you nitwit!). Set in ancient Jerusalem, SYMPHONY OF LIFE mostly tells the story of Joel, a corrupt tax collector who’s in desperate need of a swift kick in the pants. But there’s also a cadre of irate marketplace vendors all vying to be the one to deliver the humbling blow; a spunky, young widow who wishes she had more than two pitiful mites to cast into the offering box at the temple treasury; a pair of star-crossed lovers.

Majestic Dreams is an introduction to the internal magical universe of dreams and interpreting what they mean from a Christian perspective. This is a story for children and adults who never had a chance to be a child. Come enter into the magical world of dreams, and let's discover together what they mean for our future generations!

In a city crumbling under the weight of corruption and greed, one woman rises to lead the charge for justice. Deborah, a brilliant CEO known for her integrity and wisdom, is thrust into a battle against a powerful conglomerate that has a stranglehold on the city's economy and its people. With small businesses collapsing and political leaders turning a blind eye, Deborah takes matters into her own hands. Teaming up with Barak, a hesitant politician unsure of his ability to fight such a formidable foe, Deborah mobilizes a diverse coalition of activists, journalists, and community leaders. ...

Matthew was a tax collector in Roman-occupied Galilee. Despite his comfortable life, he was scorned and shunned by his fellow Judeans. To them, Matthew was a traitor who lined Rome’s coffers, and his own, at the expense of the people of Galilee.

"The fate of the world hangs on their choices... The past foretells her future..." Zara Khatum is a warrior, a survivor, and a woman fueled by a thirst for vengeance. Haunted by the horrors inflicted on her and her Kurdish people, she seeks only retribution. But a hidden legacy, a powerful artifact, and a destiny woven through millennia threaten to reshape her life and the fate of the world. Enter Peter Gollinger, a troubled Californian whose family is bound by an ancient mystery. He's plagued by dreams, visions of a dark-haired woman he must save. These visions lead him on a path that ...

When a toddler becomes seriously ill, a pastor is shaken to his core. Will heaven touch earth in the way he had envisioned? "This surpasses Book I both in terms of humour and truth. May many see heaven touch earth more often through ordinary pastors and their ordinary books" - Sujay Thomas, author at Butgod.net Case Parker, an ordinary pastor, receives a once-in-a-lifetime invitation to speak at the annual Heaven on Earth conference. Excited, determined and somewhat proud, he decides to keep a diary so that the masses can see what God is doing through him. But it all seems to go sideways ...

John, the author of the Fourth Gospel, was Jesus's boyfriend. In this novel, as he flees from various persecutions, he tells his life story to a cat he finds on board ship. He is scared and lonely with only the cat to comfort him as he tells his tale from boyhood to his final exile on the Island of Patmos. In this book, we learn the back story to many of the stories and parables of the New Testament and even come to understand the origin of the imagery in the Book of Revelation. The book teases the reader with unfamiliar accounts of extremely familiar stories, some with new and surprising ...

One of the most common arguments against Christianity is that the God of the Old Testament seemed so drastically different than the God of the New Testament. In the Old, many claim He seemed cruel and capricious, while in the New, He suddenly became a God of love and tolerance. Yet Jesus said, “If you’ve seen Me, you’ve seen the Father”, and the writer of Hebrews tells us that “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever”. If God hasn’t changed, how do we explain the apparent difference? The answer lies in a long-forgotten word: covenant.

Have you ever imagined what the characters in the biblical Book of Job were like. This imaginary portrayal can help us identify people, friends, and relatives that surround us everyday. Look closely how the characters are transposed to fit either gender.

Thousands of years ago, a young warrior slew a Nephilim with a sling, some stones...and God's help. In modern day, Achava is the warrior. The avenger. And now, a wife. When Achava, supernatural guardian of Israel, marries Professor Sam Godfrey, she loses some powers. Becoming more human by the hour, Achava can no longer Soul Merge and must rely on her half-sister, Anthea, for such travels. Sam doubts Achava can battle evil without her supernatural abilities.

Sleep, dreams, and the night can be mysterious and sometimes troubling. Children can be afraid of the dark, have nightmares and night terrors, sleepwalk, or have insomnia. How do we deal with their concerns and fears and help them to draw close to God at night? This collection of Bible story retellings exploring God's character and promises will enable parents to help children grow in peace, confidence, and understanding of who God is.

A Pandemic unlike any other seen before infects Humanity. The unknown virus does not kill, but it genetically mutates the Human’s minds to that of Apes. The humankind is on the brink of extinction. The World governments impose a global quarantine, while agencies like WHO, CDC, and NIH, among others, scramble to identify the pathogen and develop an antidote. But the pathogen cannot be identified. It is not like Ebola, SARS, or Covid19, and its origin is unknown. It doesn’t spread through human contact, but through an energy field. What is this virus and where does it come from? The ...

Casey's life is in peril at every turn as one extraordinary event piles on top of another. With the help of the Wardens, he finds himself in the middle of ancient wars and dangerous voyages. Is there a legend that isn't based on real history? Is there a myth that is not rooted somehow in truth? If there is, Casey has yet to discover it in his quest to keep the Enemy from the life-liquid... of the Blood King.

On the shore of the Sea of Galilee, in the first century Palestine, a spirit possessed a woman, Mary of Magdala—a generous and learned woman of business. Mary drew together a community of outcasts, rescued from lives of poverty and humiliation. Longing for children, she brought into her circle a Greek slave girl, Demetria, and adopted her as a daughter. Though she was a devout Jew, it was natural for Mary to show compassion to all those who were looked upon as "other"—gentile, prostitute, and leper.

Claire is dead. She’s been the love of Kevin Foster’s life for as long as he can remember; his soulmate, and his best friend. Before she dies, Claire, an archaeologist, goes on an expedition to the Middle East and comes across evidence supporting the existence of a biblical, antediluvian site the ancients called Heaven’s Oasis, and that certain ancient artifacts can lead her to it. Claire believes that finding this site will help prove the Bible's veracity, and provide indisputable evidence of God's existence. Following her unexpected death Claire's expeditions become public knowledge...

Four thousand years ago, Israelite general Gideon triumphed against the enemy Midianites. Before the battle, Gideon asked for a sign, so God made a sheep fleece wet, but kept the ground dry. After the victory, Gideon made a priestly vest from plundered gold earrings. Fast forward to modern day where Achava, a guardian of Israel with supernatural powers, invites Sam, a retired Biblical Studies professor, to travel with her to view the purported golden vest.

This isn’t just a book about surviving cancer. It’s a book about discovering that God’s love and grace are enough, even in the hardest moments. It’s about learning to trust Him when you can’t see the way forward and finding hope when hope feels out of reach.

Miriam! What a fascinating person. What a joy it has been to unpack her life story. I do hope you find her as enthralling as I did. The previous book, Miriam Part I: Devoted Sister, told of a little girl who saved the life of her baby brother, Moses. We traced her girlhood years as she faced the horrors of belonging to a large and rapidly-growing nation of slaves, owned and ill-treated by the Pharaoh of Egypt. Despite their conditions her parents, Amram and Jochebed, managed to instill in their daughter a rich faith in the one true God, Yahweh. This book takes up Miriam's story at around ...

A book of helpful directions for the lay Minister, ordained Minister, or even a life coach, on how to counsel and recognize mental disorders and sinful nature/behavior of any and all people so that you can counsel them using Biblical principles.