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A review by angelarwatts
A.D. 30 by Ted Dekker
5.0
I shouldn't have finished this book at night, because I was sort of freaking out.... Haha.
A.D. 30 is a book set in the ancient times of the deserts and Palestine; when Yeshua our Lord was the Voice traveling over the crowds. From the point of view of Maviah, a slave, the daughter of of one of the most powerful Bedouin sheikhs in Arabia. Maviah is thrown into a journey to save the very people who rejected her, the people who hate her... Accompanied with warriors, Judah and Saba.
I don't want to give any spoilers, so it's rather hard to try and explain the book simply.
This book was... Deep. Strong. Thought provoking... Yeshua on earth, in ancient times, with His teachings that turned everyone's world upside down...
I'm always happy when books come into my life at the right time... And, as always, this one did enter at a great time.
Yeshua. Faith. Trust. Do we trust Him? We ask what having trust in Him would look like; but does He not tell us? Does He not show us; if we only seek? A.D. 30 showed us Yeshua's teachings in a way that it was as if I was standing there, too. Watching and listening to Yeshua. I had moments where I felt joy reading, and also thought I may cry, and times where I was amazed. Amazed by the writing, the story, the characters; most of all, amazed by Yeshua. Yeshua is truly a Light, a Savior...
To read Maviah's story... It was powerful. Very powerful. Because we can relate to her. Not just women. All of us. At some point in our life's, we're all Maviah. Lost. Hurting. Angry. Desperate for love. Whether we're a fighter or a lover, or both, or anything... I was grounded by Maviah's journey.
This book was full of wonder (wonderful, too... ;) ).... It was an incredible glimpse of Yeshua's time on earth, and the journey of Maviah and her loved ones was eye-opening.
A.D. 30 is a book set in the ancient times of the deserts and Palestine; when Yeshua our Lord was the Voice traveling over the crowds. From the point of view of Maviah, a slave, the daughter of of one of the most powerful Bedouin sheikhs in Arabia. Maviah is thrown into a journey to save the very people who rejected her, the people who hate her... Accompanied with warriors, Judah and Saba.
I don't want to give any spoilers, so it's rather hard to try and explain the book simply.
This book was... Deep. Strong. Thought provoking... Yeshua on earth, in ancient times, with His teachings that turned everyone's world upside down...
I'm always happy when books come into my life at the right time... And, as always, this one did enter at a great time.
Yeshua. Faith. Trust. Do we trust Him? We ask what having trust in Him would look like; but does He not tell us? Does He not show us; if we only seek? A.D. 30 showed us Yeshua's teachings in a way that it was as if I was standing there, too. Watching and listening to Yeshua. I had moments where I felt joy reading, and also thought I may cry, and times where I was amazed. Amazed by the writing, the story, the characters; most of all, amazed by Yeshua. Yeshua is truly a Light, a Savior...
To read Maviah's story... It was powerful. Very powerful. Because we can relate to her. Not just women. All of us. At some point in our life's, we're all Maviah. Lost. Hurting. Angry. Desperate for love. Whether we're a fighter or a lover, or both, or anything... I was grounded by Maviah's journey.
This book was full of wonder (wonderful, too... ;) ).... It was an incredible glimpse of Yeshua's time on earth, and the journey of Maviah and her loved ones was eye-opening.