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Often considered the greatest epic in any modern language, Paradise lost tells the story of the revolt of Satan, his banishment from Heaven, and the ensuing fall of man and his expulsion from Eden. It is a tale of immense drama and excitement, of rebellion and treachery, of innocence pitted against corruption, in which God and Satan fight a bitter battle for control of mankind's destiny. The struggle ranges across Heaven, Hell, and earth, as Satan...
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Acts of faith volume 1
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Bethany House
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Leah, a young Jewess of mixed heritage, is secretly commissioned to discover the truth behind the death of an obscure rabbi in the Roman backwater of first-century Palestine while also being engulfed in her own turmoil--facing the prospect of an arranged marriage to a Roman soldier, Alban, who seems to care for nothing but his own ambitions as leader of the Roman garrison near Galilee.
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Geraldine Brooks takes on one of literature's richest and most enigmatic figures - a man who shimmers between history and legend. Peeling away the myth to bring David to life in Second Iron Age Israel, Brooks traces the arc of his journey from obscurity to fame, from shepherd to soldier, from hero to traitor, from beloved king to murderous despot and into his remorseful and diminished dotage.
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A.D. chronicles volume 11
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Tyndale House Publishers
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When rumors that a miracle worker is walking the Earth begin circulating in the valley of Mak'ob, ten lepers are chosen to leave the valley in search of this healer, knowing that outside the valley lies certain death.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 23
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The birth of Jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. But no one knows about the early life of the Son of God, the missing years-except Biff, the Messiah's best bud, who has been resurrected to tell the story in the divinely hilarious yet heartfelt work "reminiscent of Vonnegut and Douglas Adams" (Philadelphia Inquirer). Verily, the story Biff has to tell is a miraculous...
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Silent years volume 1
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Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
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English
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Christmas hope series volume 6
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From the bestselling author of The Christmas Hope series comes a beautifully illustrated, modern retelling of the Nativity Story. Print run 250,000.
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Daughters of the promised land volume 1
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"The breathtaking story of the prostitute who risked everything to protect two Israelite spies before the battle of Jericho"--Publisher.
15) Eighth shepherd
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A.D. chronicles volume 8
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Tyndale House Publishers
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Zachai, the tax collector of Jericho and the most hated man in all Judea; Shimona, a former leper who is shunned by her community; and Salmon, a Nubian bodyguard who fears his daughter will die, are all in need of Yeshua.
16) Unafraid
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Lineage of grace volume 5
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Tyndale House Publishers
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English
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Daughters of the promised land volume 2
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Outspoken and fearless, Deborah has faith in God but struggles to see the potential her own life holds. As an Israelite woman, she'll marry, have a family, and seek to teach her children about Adonai--and those tasks seem to be more than enough to occupy her time. But God has another plan for her. Israel has been under the near constant terror of Canaan's armies for twenty years, and now God has called Deborah to deliver her people from this oppression....
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Daughters of the promised land volume 3
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When famine visits Bethlehem, Boaz holds out hope for rain while his relative Elimelech moves his wife Naomi and their sons to Moab. For a while, it appears the Lord is blessing Elimelech's family, and his sons marry two lovely Moabite women. But calamities strike, one after another, leaving Naomi alone in a foreign land with only her childless daughters-in-law for comfort. When news reaches Naomi that the famine in Bethlehem has lifted, only Ruth...
19) Ninth witness
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A.D. chronicles volume 9
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Tyndale House Publishers
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Two groups of Jewish believers take the dangerous path to Jerusalem--an old woman escorting two young orphans to grant their father's last wish and a rabbi leading his students to Passover and bar mitzvahs.
20) Abigail's story
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Women of the Bible volume 1
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Ann Burton's critically acclaimed first novel in this compelling Biblical series tells the fictionalized tale of a young Jewish lady who makes and markets pottery to support her family. But when her brother's huge gambling debt threatens to enslave them, she convinces his creditor to marry her and forgive the debt. After her husband sends her to manage his herds in the hills far away, Abigail grows fond of its rustic inhabitants-and of an enigmatic...
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