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Cry for Jerusalem - Book 3 67-69 CE: Growing Anarchy
Two thousand years ago, the same emotions drove men’s and women’s needs and wants as today. In Cry For Jerusalem, we experience events and actions that forever changed the world for Jews and Christians through our cast of characters.
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“... vividly and intelligently depicted... the plot is as gripping as it is historically edifying, remarkably authentic, and rigorously researched. At its conclusion, readers will be left impatient for the book’s sequel.” —Kirkus Reviews, about Book One
“...the sequel is a captivating treat for those who enjoyed the book’s predecessor. A thrilling blend of powerful emotional drama and meticulous historical scholarship.” —Kirkus Reviews, about Book Two
In Book Three, Yosef—defeated and captured at Yotapta—remains Roman General Vespasian’s prisoner as a growing number of his countrymen consider him a traitor. Nicanor, in Rome, travels to the empire’s western provinces to Marcus Otho, governor of Hispania Lusitania, seeking his help to save Cleo, his sister. Nero, facing execution, commits suicide and Lord Galba, who is close to Marcus Otho, becomes the new emperor. Cleo, unable to flee to Rome with Nicanor, hides in Jerusalem with Yosef’s family. Sayid returns to the Roman army and finds his father. Miriam rekindles feelings for Ehud, a former love who has returned to Jerusalem, but the Sicarii believe him a Roman collaborator. In Jerusalem, the effort to save the Temple treasure begins as factions within bring the city to the point of anarchy. In Rome, discord and forces within threaten to fracture the empire. The stage is set for what leads to Rome’s Year of the Four Emperors and Jerusalem’s eventual destruction.
What Professional Reviewers Are
“... vividly and intelligently depicted... the plot is as gripping as it is historically edifying, remarkably authentic, and rigorously researched. At its conclusion, readers will be left impatient for the book’s sequel.” —Kirkus Reviews, about Book One
“...the sequel is a captivating treat for those who enjoyed the book’s predecessor. A thrilling blend of powerful emotional drama and meticulous historical scholarship.” —Kirkus Reviews, about Book Two
In Book Three, Yosef—defeated and captured at Yotapta—remains Roman General Vespasian’s prisoner as a growing number of his countrymen consider him a traitor. Nicanor, in Rome, travels to the empire’s western provinces to Marcus Otho, governor of Hispania Lusitania, seeking his help to save Cleo, his sister. Nero, facing execution, commits suicide and Lord Galba, who is close to Marcus Otho, becomes the new emperor. Cleo, unable to flee to Rome with Nicanor, hides in Jerusalem with Yosef’s family. Sayid returns to the Roman army and finds his father. Miriam rekindles feelings for Ehud, a former love who has returned to Jerusalem, but the Sicarii believe him a Roman collaborator. In Jerusalem, the effort to save the Temple treasure begins as factions within bring the city to the point of anarchy. In Rome, discord and forces within threaten to fracture the empire. The stage is set for what leads to Rome’s Year of the Four Emperors and Jerusalem’s eventual destruction.
480 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 26, 2021
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Ward Sanford
6 books17 followersDr. Ward Sanford is an internationally renowned hydrogeologist who has spent over thirty years studying and writing journal articles on the availability and sustainability of groundwater around the United States and the world. He has given professional advice on sites in Texas, Virginia, New Mexico, Hungary, Central America, and the United Arab Emirates, as well as undertaken missions with the International Atomic Energy Agency to Thailand and the U. S. State Department to Libya.
More recently he has developed a keen interest in the first-century history of Israel through the writings of the contemporary historian Flavius Josephus. His desire is now to bring those recorded events to life through dramatization in a series of novels entitled Cry for Jerusalem. He and his wife and two sons and daughter-in-law live in the Virginia suburbs of Washington DC.
More recently he has developed a keen interest in the first-century history of Israel through the writings of the contemporary historian Flavius Josephus. His desire is now to bring those recorded events to life through dramatization in a series of novels entitled Cry for Jerusalem. He and his wife and two sons and daughter-in-law live in the Virginia suburbs of Washington DC.
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May 6, 2022
fascinating read
Along with the gripping saga comes a history of the Jews and their different factions that aid to their impending loss to the Romans. It is a bit difficult to keep some of the characters names straight, however. It is a story of loyalty, sorrow, love, hate, at the time of Saint Paul’s last days in prison and death at the hands of the Romans.
Along with the gripping saga comes a history of the Jews and their different factions that aid to their impending loss to the Romans. It is a bit difficult to keep some of the characters names straight, however. It is a story of loyalty, sorrow, love, hate, at the time of Saint Paul’s last days in prison and death at the hands of the Romans.
December 3, 2023
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Wow, just wow! Non stop action expertly entwined with truth. The characters are absorbing, and the plot is riveting. I am so glad I found this series in a FB ad and in Kindle Unlimited. A very entranced reader!
Wow, just wow! Non stop action expertly entwined with truth. The characters are absorbing, and the plot is riveting. I am so glad I found this series in a FB ad and in Kindle Unlimited. A very entranced reader!
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