Marjorie Holmes’ novel The Messiah is a fictionalized retelling of the life of Jesus Christ, written in her warm and accessible narrative style. It is the second book in her trilogy, following Two From Galilee, which told the love story of Mary and Joseph. In The Messiah, Holmes focuses on the public ministry of Jesus […]
Three from Galilee is a 1985 novel by Marjorie Holmes that explores the “lost years” of Jesus’ life, from age twelve to thirty, a period not detailed in the Bible. The book, a sequel to her bestseller Two from Galilee, portrays Jesus as a young man with relatable human emotions and struggles, focusing on his
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The story begins with the discovery that teenager Mary has become a woman, ready to be betrothed. Wealthy and handsome Cleophas and rabbi’s son Abner are both in love with Mary but she loves only Joseph, the son of a carpenter. Despite their age difference and the objections of Mary’s mother, Hannah, the love between
