Description
Thomas and Tasmin, twin siblings hired to oversee a wedding feast in Cana, worry when the host runs out of wine . . . until a guest tells Tasmin to have the servants fill the pitchers by the gate with water from the cistern. Reluctantly, she obeys and is amazed when rainwater turns into the finest wine ever tasted in Cana.
When Thomas impulsively decides to follow the teacher from Nazareth, he and Tasmin argue–since the twins have been together since the womb, Tasmin can’t accept losing her brother to some magician-prophet. Aided by Jude, younger brother to Jesus of Nazareth, she decides to follow the Nazarene’s group and do whatever she must to mend the fractured relationship and bring her brother home.
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My Review:
In this book, Angela Hunt gives us an interesting look at the life of Jesus through the viewpoint of his earthly half-brothers and sisters. (We know from scripture that they did not believe that Jesus is the Messiah until after His resurrection, but came to believe in Him afterwards.) We follow Jesus’s ministry through the three main characters of Jude, the half brother of Jesus; Thomas, one of Jesus’s disciples; and Tasmin, the twin sister of Thomas. The book opens with the wedding feast in Cana, and follows the story until Christ’s ascension into heaven.
The author was very careful to follow the scriptural account of Jesus’s life. Through Jude, Tasmin, and Thomas we see how people reacted differently to Jesus: the amazement; the belief; the struggle to reconcile what they were seeing with Jewish tradition; and the skepticism.
At first, Jude and Tasmin are united in a cause to bring both their brothers back home. As they themselves follow the journey of Jesus, they find themselves not only drawn to each other, but coming to understand the incredible truth about Jesus. Tasmin’s story is especially heart-touching, as she struggles to find God’s will for her life.
The author’s notes at the end of the book are quite interesting, as she explains how her research and following scripture guided her writing of this book.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
About Angela Hunt
Christy-Award winner Angela Hunt writes for readers who have learned to expect the unexpected in novels from this versatile author. With over five million copies of her books sold worldwide, she is the best-selling author of more than 150 works ranging from picture books (The Tale of Three Trees) to novels.
Now that her two children are grown, Angie and her youth-pastor husband live in Florida with Very Big Dogs (a direct result of watching Sandlot too many times). This affinity for mastiffs has not been without its rewards–one of their dogs was featured on Live with Regis and Kelly as the second-largest canine in America. Their dog received this dubious honor after an all-expenses-paid trip to Manhattan for the dog and the Hunts, complete with VIP air travel and a stretch limo in which they toured New York City. Afterward, the dog gave out paw-tographs at the airport.
When she’s not home writing, Angie often travels to teach writing workshops at schools and writers’ conferences. And to talk about her dogs, of course.
Readers may visit her web site at www.angelahuntbooks.com.y