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July 11, 2022
Potiphar’s Wife Reviews: Great Out of the Gate
Potiphar’s Wife has been on bookstore shelves for over a month now. Zully has certainly received a warm welcome from the biblical fiction community! The reviews have been overwhelmingly positive. Of my current twelve novels, Potiphar’s Wife #3 in best launches–following #1: Isaiah’s Daughter (my only Christy Award winner) and #2: Of Fire and Lions (a Christy Award finalist). THANK YOU SO MUCH for your kind ...
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June 13, 2022
Potiphar’s Wife Q&A – Part II (Truth, Facts, or Fiction)
My mind has been a jumble recently of Truth, facts, and fiction. I instantly forget people’s names when I meet them for the first (or fourth) time, but I remember facts about Assyrian hair products from 2018 research. I’ve forgotten what we ate for supper three nights ago, but I know the recipe for ancient Egyptian lipstick. Is it a ...
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May 9, 2022
Potiphar’s Wife – Another Antihero in the Bible
Have you ever heard the term antihero? Are you familiar with its meaning? Here’s a great definition from the Master Class website: You won’t mistake an antihero for a role model, but antiheroes often feel the same sense of justice a traditional hero might. An antihero is deeply flawed, conflicted character, who often has a cloudy moral compass—but that’s what ...
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April 11, 2022
Who Is Potiphar?
Potiphar is kind of a big deal in my writing journey. Did you know he’s the reason I wrote Of Fire and Lions–my book about Daniel? Long-story-short: Because of Isaiah’s prophecy to Hezekiah, Daniel’s ancestor, I thought Nebuchadnezzar’s soldiers (Daniel 1:3-4) made Daniel a eunuch when they took him captive to Babylon: “And some of your descendants, your own flesh and ...
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March 14, 2022
Why Was Joseph Such a Hottie?
Just how good looking was Joseph? What sort of gorgeous could have inspired legends? Why did God, in His inspired Scripture and eternal Truth, record the infamous detail that Joseph was “well-built and handsome” (Gen. 39:7)? Weren’t other biblical heroes well-built and/or handsome? Samson never had trouble finding a date. David was “healthy and handsome” (1 Sam. 16:12)–but he was sort ...
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February 14, 2022
Which Pharaoh Did Joseph Serve?
When you think of ancient pharaohs, do you imagine them with the same skin tones and facial features as the men in the picture below? Until I began researching The Pharaoh’s Daughter in 2014, I thought all pharaohs were “cookie cutter” Egyptians: black hair, dark eyes, and brown skin. Wow, was I wrong! Did you know some ancient pharaohs were from Southern Africa, the land ...
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January 10, 2022
Tying Adam to Abraham and Joseph
(CLICK HERE to find out more about Daughters of Terah) Abraham is sort of a rock star. He’s at the heart of three world religions: Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. He had a gorgeous wife–Sarai/Sarah–who was taken by two kings into their harems–once when she was sixty-five and again at the age of ninety (Gen. 12, 20). But we learn from ...
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December 13, 2021
An Old Testament Christmas
Many folks have asked why I only write Old Testament novels. Why not write Paul’s story? Or choose one of the lesser known women of the New Testament, like Peter’s wife or the woman Jesus healed from her twelve years of bleeding. Would it surprise you that the person who helped me understand how Jesus saved me from eternal death ...
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November 8, 2021
Working With Editors – Pt 2
When I saw the “Evel Pie” sign on our recent “first timer’s” tour of Las Vegas, I thought: Those folks needed a better editor! Then I discovered the place was named after the motorcycle stunt driver, Evel Knievel. Very clever–and very good pizza (though in our taste comparison, Good Pie was better, IMO). 😉 Have you ever seen a road sign ...
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October 3, 2021
OWB Blog Hop – The Reluctant Rival: Leah
The Reluctant Rival: Leah’s Story is the story of Jacob and his first wife, Leah, described in Genesis 29:16-25. About the Book: The moment Leah set eyes on Jacob ben Isaac, she was in love. Unfortunately, Jacob preferred her younger sister, Rachel. But when her father hatched a plan that would make Leah Jacob’s wife, she agreed due to her ...
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