Abi of CyreneBy Mary Lou CheathamDescription:
--Two decades after the birth of Christ Abi, a Nubian archer of Jewish background, resides in Meroe, a city-state in the general vicinity of Ethiopia. Once a member of a group of archers in training for the royal army, she has been dismissed from the palace because she is considered too attractive to be a good soldier. In her family’s home, she receives abuse from her father and unkindness from her stepmother. Melech, a eunuch slave, loves her the way a gentle father would love his daughter. Abi helps him take care of the goats. Book Takeaway:When the Lord God beholds you covered by the ultimate sacrifice, he sees the flawless beauty of his beloved Son. The Spirit will go before, beside, behind, around, and inside you. Now, go forth and do God’s bidding. He has a special appointment for you. Awards:
Why the author wrote this book:My pastor, preached an insightful sermon about the wife of Simon of Cyrene. He planted the seed in my thoughts for this novel. Who was Simon’s wife, and what kind of woman would the Apostle Paul consider a mother image in the last chapter of Romans? |