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The perfect read for Holy Week and Easter… Meet 12-year-old Jesus in The Making of the Lamb by Robert Harley Bear
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The Making of the Lamb

by Robert Bear

The Making of the Lamb
4.5 stars – 20 Reviews
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Gold medal winner – 2015 Illumination Awards

Finalist – ForeWord Magazine 2014 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards

The Making of the Lamb brings to life ancient legends in Southwest Britain that Jesus journeyed there during his adolescent missing years, and it challenges readers to consider how Jesus might have confronted his tragic destiny to die a horrible death at an early age. It’s a thought provoking and fast moving tale. Rave reviews demonstrate the appeal of this book to everyone, religious or not.

Here’s the set-up:

Twelve year-old Jesus teaches in the temple, the last episode of his life in the Bible before the age of thirty. He considers himself to be a conquering King David type of Messiah who will free the Jewish people. The temple authorities consider him dangerous and blasphemous.

After returning to Nazareth, his family realizes that Jesus will not stop teaching from his heart and that the temple Sadducees are closing in. The Romans will care for Jesus’s teachings even less, so he must be sent beyond their realm too. Mary’s uncle, Joseph of Arimathea, trades in tin with still unconquered Britain, and he takes Jesus with him.

On the way, Jesus envisions his crucifixion. He misinterprets a prophecy and believes that his heavenly Father will save him when the time comes. Uncle Joseph hears of this and realizes that Jesus will really die if the Romans put him on the Cross, but he thinks Jesus can avoid that fate by turning his life towards peace. Joseph keeps this secret from Jesus, believing that God will reveal the truth at the right time.

Joseph leaves Jesus in Britain with his own son Daniel as he comes and goes. Jesus and Daniel mature and make new friends and enemies among the Celtic people and their druids. To prepare for his chosen destiny Jesus learns to fight, even taking part in battle, much to Joseph’s despair. Jesus grows in his wisdom and compassion. He shows himself to be brave and impetuous but also deeply philosophical.

Jesus finally learns the tragic fate God has in mind for him, and all his plans are suddenly ripped away. He is angry. How will he ever accept God’s plan? Salvation for all hangs in the balance as he sorts out the path his life will take.

More information: www.makingofthelamb.com

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Have you ever wondered what Jesus’s teenage years might have been like? Robert Harley Bear’s The Making of the Lamb — a thought-provoking, exciting, and fast-moving novel that is entertaining and delighting readers – On sale! Now 99 cents!

The Making of the Lamb

by Robert Bear

4.6 stars – 12 Reviews
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Text-to-Speech and Lending: Enabled

The Making of the Lamb brings to life ancient legends in Southwest Britain that Jesus journeyed there during his silent years, and it challenges readers to consider how Jesus might have confronted his tragic destiny to die a horrible death at an early age. With vivid side characters, this is a thought provoking and fast moving tale.  Rave reviews demonstrate the appeal of this book to everyone, religious or not.

Here’s the set-up:

Twelve year-old Jesus teaches in the temple, the last episode of his life in the Bible before the age of thirty. He considers himself to be a conquering King David type of Messiah who will free the Jewish people. The temple authorities consider him dangerous and blasphemous.

After returning to Nazareth, his family realizes that Jesus will not stop teaching from his heart and that the temple Sadducees are closing in. The Romans will care for Jesus’s teachings even less, so he must get beyond their realm too for a chance to grow up away from the dangers at home. Mary’s uncle, Joseph of Arimathea, trades in tin with still unconquered Britain, and he takes Jesus with him.

On the way, Jesus envisions his crucifixion. He misinterprets a prophecy and believes that his heavenly Father will save him when the time comes. Great Uncle Joseph hears of this and realizes that Jesus will really die if the Romans put him on the Cross, but he thinks Jesus can avoid that fate by turning towards peace. Joseph keeps this secret from Jesus, believing that God will reveal the truth at the right time.

Joseph leaves Jesus in Britain with his own son Daniel as he comes and goes. Jesus and Daniel make new friends and enemies among the Celtic people and their druids through their teenage years. To prepare for his chosen destiny Jesus learns to fight, even taking part in battle, much to Joseph’s despair. Jesus grows in his wisdom and compassion. He shows himself to be brave and impetuous but also deeply philosophical.

Jesus finally learns the tragic fate God has in mind for him, and all his plans are suddenly ripped away. He is angry. How will he ever accept God’s plan? Salvation for all hangs in the balance as he sorts out the path his life will take.

More information: www.makingofthelamb.com

Reviews

  “The Bible offers only a glimpse of Jesus’ adolescence, but this novel presents one possible course of events for readers to mull over…. With vivid side characters, an intriguing backdrop and steady pacing, the book is also a strong piece of writing….A stimulating story that challenges readers to consider and appreciate the coming-of-age a young Jesus may have gone through.” –Kirkus Reviews

“[M]asterful storytelling…brings to life an ancient legend that Jesus Christ traveled to southwest Britain as a teenager. …Jesus and his companions face danger in stormy sea crossings, pirates, shipwrecks and sword-slinging tribal warfare…. Bear’s Jesus is impetuous, playful, brave, and deeply philosophical…. Jesus matures into a young man…and ultimately must choose his destiny…. This is an exquisitely penned, believable coming-of-age tale. By the end, even biblical purists may have to pinch themselves to remember it’s fiction.” –Karyn Saemann, ForeWord Reviews

About The Author

Since 2004, Robert Harley Bear has pursued studies in all areas surrounding the legend that Jesus came to Britain during his formative years. His research subjects included archaeology of the late Iron Age in Britain, writings about druids from Irish legends to the annals of Julius Caesar, biblical history, Roman history, and all of the legends of the missing years of Jesus Christ, including those that take Jesus to the Far East.

The author began his professional career as an attorney. He retired from active practice in 1998 and took on his current IT day job. In 2005, he was baptized at St. Paul’s Parish, K Street, in Washington, DC, where he remains an active parishioner to this day.

He enjoys competitive sailing and races an Albacore, a small two-man dinghy, around Chesapeake Bay and internationally. In 2011 he won the Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association high-point trophy for the Albacore class.

For more about Robert Harley Bear and his work, please visit his website.

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