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Disciple Matthew, a former tax collector, is invited to work with Peter, James, and John in Jerusalem. He dreams of preaching and performing miracles like his fellow apostles, but he finds his dreams postponed because of a request from Yeshua’s mother. Well aware of the passing years, Mary asks Matthew to help her record the stories of Yeshua while the eyewitnesses are still alive. Reluctantly, he agrees, though the longer he and Mary work together, the more difficult their task becomes. Not only are they pressured by opposition from friends and foes alike, but Gaius Caesar, better known as Caligula, is determined to raise a statue of himself in the Holy Temple, even if it means killing every man in Israel. As Matthew works to save his people, Mary encourages him to come to terms with issues from his past. When they finally near the completion of their project, Matthew realizes that the job he reluctantly accepted might be his God-given destiny.
Could the Greatest Calling of Their Lives Still Be Ahead of
Them?
Mary, mother of Yeshua, is nearing sixty, and though she
still delights in serving alongside the disciples, she has begun to
feel her age and experience fading memories. She feels compelled to
record the stories of Yeshua’s life while the eyewitnesses are
still alive.
The disciple Matthew is overjoyed to join Peter, James, and John in
Jerusalem. He dreams of preaching but is disheartened when he
learns the other disciples prize his skills as a bookkeeper more
than his teaching ability. He is further dismayed when Yeshua’s
mother asks him to help her compose a manuscript. He agrees, yet
their differing visions cause friction between them from the
start.
As word of their work spreads throughout Jerusalem, they face
pressure from both friends and foes, and when the Roman emperor
turns an angry eye toward the Holy City, Mary, Matthew, and the
believers must endure an unimaginable test of faith.
The author of more than 100 published books and with nearly 5 million copies of her books sold worldwide, Angela Hunt is the New York Times bestselling author of The Note, The Nativity Story, and Esther: Royal Beauty. Romantic Times Book Club presented Angela with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006. In 2008, Angela completed her PhD in biblical studies in theology. She and her husband live in Florida with their mastiffs. She can be found online at www.angelahuntbooks.com.