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January 16
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Rashi's Daughters, Book II: Miriam (Paperback)
by Maggie Anton
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Joseph
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Rashi's Daughters, Book 1: Joheved (Paperback)
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Joseph
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Discovering God: A New Look at the Origins of the Great Religions (Hardcover)
by Rodney Stark
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Joseph
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Leaving Islam: Apostates Speak Out (Hardcover)
by Ibn Warraq
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Pilate's Wife: A Novel of the Roman Empire (Paperback)
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read in January, 2008
Joseph said:
"Wonderfully written and engrossing novel.
Pilate's wife narrates in the first person the story of Claudia, member of the Claudian family of newly imperial Rome. Claudia is gifted with "the sight". She can get glimpses and feelings ab...more
Wonderfully written and engrossing novel.
Pilate's wife narrates in the first person the story of Claudia, member of the Claudian family of newly imperial Rome. Claudia is gifted with "the sight". She can get glimpses and feelings about things that are going to occur.
I must say that at times it is difficult to sympathize with Claudia, who commits many actions on a whim (which I won't get into here, lest I spoil it for future readers), not thinking things through to the end, always eager to please herself. At times, she can have no consideration for other people's desires, like Pilate when she first encounters him. And yet, I think this is what makes this book. We expect main characters, as presented in a story, to be the "good ones", making the right decisions as they get through their obstacles.
But what about a character who throughout the course of the story is forced to learn how to make the right decisions the hard way. Claudia is not the same person at the end of the book as she was in the beginning. Her life experiences teach her the virtues of temperance, forgiveness, and love.
I will spoil one part of you so don't continue reading if you don't want that. Her relation to the events surrounding Jesus' crucifixion is not presented until the very end so don't expect to read chapters about this. Nevertheless, this works because this gives Claudia the chance to be shown well as a main character, and not just like another person present at the most important event in Christian history....less
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January 02
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Joseph
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Those Who Save Us (Paperback)
by Jenna Blum
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December 30, 2007
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Joseph
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Fish On Friday (Hardcover)
by Brian M. Fagan
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Joseph
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The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason (Paperback)
by Sam Harris
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Joseph
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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Harper Fiction)
by Gregory Maguire
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