Thirteen-year-old
Benjamin is brave; but when a Roman soldier stabs his mother during an uprising
in the Jerusalem marketplace, he is unable to protect her. Struggling with
guilt and sorrow, he prays that she will live. When his prayers go unanswered,
he vows never again to ask God for help.
Still
struggling with his mother’s death, Benjamin obediently attends temple with his
father and grandfather. At the service, a stranger stands next to him.
As
Benjamin's arm accidentally brushes the man's cloak, a wave of peace washes
over him that he hasn't felt since before his mother's death. Why does the
man's presence affect him so deeply? Who is this stranger? Where did he come
from?
In pursuit
of the answers, Benjamin takes an incredible journey of discovery.
I
love reading stories where the lives of fictional characters cross paths with
people we all know. I especially love when those stories are set in Biblical
times, a time and place that we all imagine but can surely never really
picture.
Benjamin,
the main character in “The Two-Edged Sword”, could be a normal teen-ager of
today. He loves and respects his parents, but he has those yearnings that every
boy has when he is on the cusp of becoming a man. Then he learns about the man
named Jesus and his life is turned upside down.
This
is a great book for teen-agers, young adults and up. Caye has done a wonderful
job bringing the day to day lives of her characters into our lives. We can
picture eating, sleeping and traveling in the same way that Jesus and His
contemporaries did. And by understanding His life better, I feel as if I can
better follow Him.
1 comment:
Sounds good....AND I can get it free on B&N for Nook...yeah!!! Will add it to my library to read! Thanks for the heads up!
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