Bøger af Bodie Thoene

A nation will stand or fall . . . and it's all up to one World War II fighter ace. The Old City of Jerusalem is under siege in February 1948. Food and fuel are scarce. Weapons with which to defend the Jewish Quarter are even more so. The U.S. arms embargo against the Jews is still in effect, even though the British openly sell weapons to the Arabs. The Jewish nation needs a miracle. David Meyer is given a dangerous assignment-to hire pilots and buy war-surplus planes that could fly to Palestine the instant statehood is declared. It could cost him his U.S. citizenship, and it would mean leaving Ellie, his bride, in harm's way. Worse, the British and the Arab secret operative Montgomery seem to know his every move. Even Haganah leader Moshe Sachar, who has just wed the beautiful Rachel Lubetkin, becomes the target of an evil conspiracy. When David signed up for the war, he hadn't signed up to carry the weight of a nation. Especially when betrayal swirls in the very air. . . . Special Feature: Study questions suitable for individual use or group discussion.

She survived the Holocaust at great personal cost. But will her past now destroy her? It's January 1948. After suffering the horrors of years in a Nazi concentration camp, Rachel Lubetkin has at last come home to Jerusalem . . . and the family who thought she was dead. But the mark on her arm has also marked her heart. Will her secrets, if revealed, discredit her among her own people? And at a time of great danger, when she so desperately wants to help? British soldiers stand idly by while Arabs attack Jewish transports in the besieged Old City. Moshe Sachar, archaeologist by day and secret blockade runner by night, determines to fight for the ancient promises. But he can't shake the vision of the beautiful young woman he rescued from the sea. The very same Jewess that Gerhardt, a former Nazi, vows to find . . . to make her pay. Special Feature: Study questions suitable for individual use or group discussion. A Daughter of Zion is also available complete and unabridged from Luke Thoene Productions TheOneAudio.com

It is a time of great danger and suffering . . . yet the candle of hope still gleams. The census riots are barely past. Bands of Zealots roam the canyons. Anguished shrieks echo against the hillsides of Nazareth as Rome crushes the last pockets of Jewish resistance. Herod the Butcher King is dead, but his cruel son, Antipas, now reigns in the Galil. Nine-year-old Jude and six-year-old Kerah watch as their father, Judah the Zealot, the hero of the Galil, hangs on a Roman cross. His dying whisper to Jude? "Take your sister to Jerusalem." But the journey is long and dangerous . . . especially for two small children and an old woman. Zachariah, Elisheba, and young Yochanan watch the compelling signs in the heavens and ponder what they mean. Could a day of justice be coming for the Jews? Aged scholar Rabbi Mazzar travels with his three Yeshiva students to Jerusalem for Passover and their bar mitzvahs. He has high hopes for twelve-year-old Yeshua, who seems to study people as well as Torah. Could such a one make a great rabbi? Or be the founder of something even more enduring? Special feature: Study questions suitable for individual use or group discussion.

The conclusion of the three-book Nativity story within the A.D. Chronicles series chronicles Mary, Yosef, and baby Yeshua in the first months of his life in Bethlehem. From the shepherds visit to the escape to Egypt to the Bethlehem babies who gave their life for Jesus, readers will discover the most critical events in the history of the world.

A.D. Chronicles(TM) "Where is the promised liberator who will set the world right?" No one is secure in Judea. Betrayal and suspicion are the coin of the realm as King Herod plunges deeper into madness, determined to hold on to his kingdom . . . no matter the price. Young Mary of Nazareth receives an unusual visitor as she tends a cow in her parents' barn. What he tells her will change everything about her life . . . and impact all those in Judea and beyond, for eternity! Yet will Yosef, her betrothed, believe her? Or will she lose the one she loves? Onias the Tutor puzzles over the ancient prophecies in secret. If anyone discovers what he knows, not only he, but his beloved wife and child, will be in imminent peril. Now signs are appearing in the heavens. But what do they mean? "Special feature: Study questions suitable for individual use or group discussion."

When a nativity display on public property is torched by a former US Senator, the media spotlight falls on the forgotten small town of Leonard, Texas, and the new pastor of its only church-Adam Wells. Emboldened by the prospect of leading his tiny congregation in a nationally-televised, first amendment debate that he considers to be a "e;fight for the heart and soul of America,"e; Pastor Wells determines not to let anything or anyone, including his wife and his rebellious sixteen-year old daughter, stand in his way. But when an old high school friend unexpectedly shows up in their small town and a past secret is revealed, Pastor Wells' constitutional crusade collides with an even greater fight-the fight for the heart and soul of his marriage, his daughter, and, even his own life. In this modern-day story of betrayal, forgiveness, and finally redemption, Adam Wells discovers, for the first time, the meaning of the story he's been preaching all his life...and his desperate daughter understands what really is beyond the farthest star. Award-winning authors, Bodie and Brock Thoene, have written an emotional and authentic drama based on a screenplay by Andrew Librizzi and now a major motion picture.

Encounter the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth in this culmination of the Jerusalem Chronicles.

The first book in The Jerusalem Chronicles unfolds the turbulent times in Judea during Jesus' ministry, centering on the friendship between Jesus and Lazarus. With rich insights from vineyard owners and vine dressers, the Thoenes explore the metaphor of Jesus as the True Vine, harvesting the ancient secrets found in the Old Testament.

Though there have been many stories about the Cup of Christ, the Holy Grail, after the Last Supper, this is the first imaginative account of the Cup's previous history and significance.

The Zion Chronicles series covers the events surrounding Israel's statehood in 1948. Each book vividly portrays the intense struggle of the Jewish people in the aftermath of the Holocaust and the forces, within and without, which engulf the Middle East in conflict and controversy even today. "Will there ever be peace in Zion?" The Jewish people wonder as they stream into the British Mandate of Palestine after the devastation of World War II. What has happened to God's promises to their nation? These updated classics feature a new look and added study questions suitable for individual use or group discussion.

Daniel, son of Melchior and Esther of Ecbatana, lives in rebellion and a drunken stupor, a great embarrassment that his older brother is only too happy to point out to their father. Feeling that he can never meet with approval, Daniel asks for his inheritance and strikes out on his own. He innocently puts his trust in a man who promises him great wealth. But nothing is as it seems, and Daniel soon finds his life in danger. Only when he has lost everything does he begin to truly understand his fatherΓÇÖs love.

These three additions to the Zion Covenant series are "director's cuts" that include portions of the Thoene classic "The Twilight of Courage" and thrilling, never-before-published scenes with the beloved characters. Study questions are included.

These three additions to the Zion Covenant series are "director's cuts." They include portions of the Thoene classic "The Twilight of Courage" and thrilling, never-before-published scenes with the characters that readers have come to know and love. Study questions included.

Readers will be transported once again to the dark and tumultuous times of first-century Jerusalem in this story of Peniel, the no-longer-blind beggar who still longs for the connection of home and family. New characters like Lily, Cantor, and Rabbi Ahava hold on to hope in spite of their leprosy.

1948 erklærer staten Israel sin uafhængighed, og jøder og arabere står overfor hinanden. Midt i dette historiske øjeblik står Moshe Sachar, som har dobbeltarbejde som professor og forsvarsleder, hans gravide kone Rachel og de to forældreløse arabiske drenge Daoud og Gawan. Gennem disse, får man et intenst og hæsblæsende indblik fra begge sider, i en af historiens mest berømte konflikter. Handlingen spænder over de 5 skæbnesvangre dage i Jerusalem i 1948, og `Vågenat i Jerusalem‘ er kun første del af serien Zion-arven, som beskæftiger sig med staten Israels første år. Endnu en gang har Bodie og Brock Thoene på mesterlig vis kombineret deres store fortælleevne med historisk autencitet i et medrivende drama. En væsentlig sidegevinst ved læsning af Zion-arven, er en større forståelse for det, som sker i Jerusalems gader i vore dage.Bodie og Brock Thoenes Zion-arven er en gribende fortælling om en stats fødsel. Serien er kendetegnet ved dens ekstraordinære blanding af historisk autencitet, medrivende drama og en fantastisk fortælleevne, alt sammen fra hjertet af Israel.

Åndeligt og politisk mørke overskygger den hellige by, Jerusalem, som er styret af et undertrykkende romersk styre og manipuleret af egoistiske religiøse ledere.Susanna og Manaen spejder desperat efter mening i denne verden, hvor deres kærlighed er forbudt. Tiggeren Penuel, centurionen Markus og overhyrden Zadok længes alle efter et glimt af håb. Jerusalems befolkning venter på at lyset, Det sande Lys, Messias, skal bryde frem.Nu går mirakelmageren Jeshua rundt i Jerusalem. Er han den sande Messias? Eller er han en bedrager som så mange før ham?I et rigt galleri af personer, hvoraf mange kendes fra Bibelen, udspiller der sig et gribende drama, hvor omsorg og kærlighed konstant møder nød og brutalitet. Historisk troværdighed tilføjer den mesterligt fortalte historie en særlig magi.