I’m currently writing the scene of Jesus’ first public teaching in the synagogue of Capernaum. It is a key moment in the next book, propelling his work as teacher and healer forward. But imagining how exactly this synagogue looked like …
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Jesus grew up in the Galilean village of Nazareth, but he left his home once he started roaming the land as teacher and healer. For reasons we don’t know he chose a small lakeside place called Capernaum as an important …
Who were the followers of Jesus? For my next book in the REIGN OF GOD series, I’ve started researching the lives of Jesus’ most important disciples. Because great stories emerge from great characters, I’m creating personality profiles for the folks …
When Jesus was about ten years old, his homeland was trembling from rebellion. He grew up among people traumatized by war. We don’t know much about the childhood of Jesus, but we often imagine his upbringing in the lush Galilean …