{"product_id":"son-of-mary-a-tale-of-jesus-of-nazareth-paperback","title":"Son of Mary: A Tale of Jesus of Nazareth - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eR. S. Ingermanson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Ultimate Jesus Novel for Deconstructing Christians\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNazareth has been cruel\u003c\/b\u003e to my mother, more cruel than any village ever was.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll the village says\u003c\/b\u003e that my blood father is not the man who married my mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThey have shamed\u003c\/b\u003e her on the matter all my life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvery woman asks\u003c\/b\u003e which man of the village is my blood father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvery man scowls\u003c\/b\u003e and says he was not the one my mother seduced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMy mother\u003c\/b\u003e will not tell who is my blood father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMy mother\u003c\/b\u003e will not speak on the matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMy mother\u003c\/b\u003e bears her shame in silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome righteous man, \u003c\/b\u003ea prophet, said a word over me when I was a babe in arms. He told how I will redeem Israel when I grow to be a man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow I have grown\u003c\/b\u003e to be a man, but I do not know how to redeem Israel. The scriptures do not explain the matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMy people say\u003c\/b\u003e that the man who redeems Israel must take up the sword and throw off our enemy, Rome, which we call the Great Satan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMy family says\u003c\/b\u003e I must take up the sword.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOnly I am\u003c\/b\u003e no man of the sword. I wish with all my heart to redeem Israel, but HaShem, the God of our fathers, must tell me how.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLately, \u003c\/b\u003e there came a new prophet to Israel, who immerses for repentance at the river Jordan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI went to ask\u003c\/b\u003e the prophet how I should redeem Israel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe said\u003c\/b\u003e I am to smite the four Powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI asked\u003c\/b\u003e what are the four Powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe could not say, \u003c\/b\u003e but he said HaShem will reveal the matter to me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI wish HaShem\u003c\/b\u003e will reveal the matter, only I am not a prophet. Not yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut\u003c\/b\u003e I will be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHere is what I know.\u003c\/b\u003e Every hour of every day, I feel the Presence of HaShem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI do not know why\u003c\/b\u003e I should feel the Presence always. My mother does not. My village does not. Even the prophet of HaShem does not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI think\u003c\/b\u003e the Presence will teach me the way to redeem Israel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut I am afraid\u003c\/b\u003e to redeem Israel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo redeem Israel\u003c\/b\u003e is to leave my mother to the scorn of the village.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe rage\u003c\/b\u003e of the village.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMy mother begs\u003c\/b\u003e and cries on me to make a justice for her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo make a justice\u003c\/b\u003e on the village.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI do not know\u003c\/b\u003e how to make a justice on the village.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI do not know\u003c\/b\u003e how to redeem Israel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut HaShem\u003c\/b\u003e will show me the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI will learn\u003c\/b\u003e how to be a prophet of HaShem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI will learn\u003c\/b\u003e how to redeem Israel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI will learn\u003c\/b\u003e how to make a justice for my mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI will smite\u003c\/b\u003e the first Power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOr I will die\u003c\/b\u003e in the trying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.32 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42103156605063,"sku":"9781937031237","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/0e82bc4d41f37d11f38dd6c348e3d267.webp?v=1732410813","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/son-of-mary-a-tale-of-jesus-of-nazareth-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}