The Shadow of God plumbs six centuries of Jewish history, from the Babylonian exile to the destruction of the Second Temple. Fifteen individual stories, each centered on a historical event, explore typical Jewish characters of that era. Women and men, some historical, others fictional, grapple with changing views of God and Torah and the attraction to Hellenism, while our narrator, Leontius, weaves their exploits into an organic saga, answering the ancient call to be a Jew and worship the Most High God.

Through the medium of historical fiction, students will unearth up-to-date scholarship on early Judaism, teachers of Bible backgrounds will discover a well-cited supplemental text that engages while it instructs, and lovers of fiction will be delighted by the good story of The Shadow of God.

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ISBN: 9781565636057
Catalogue code: N/A
Publisher: HENDRICKSON PUBLISHERS - published 15/12/2003
Format: Paperback