The life, in order
One life, from Bethlehem to the third day.
The Nazarene tells the life of Jesus in four novels. This is the whole story in order, chapter by chapter, with the questions people ask about each moment and the people who enter there.
I
Son of Man
The hidden years, from Bethlehem to the carpenter’s shop.
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Chapter one
Bethlehem
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Enters here
Joseph, Mary, Yeshua, Zacharias, Herod
Chapter two
Egypt
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Enters here
Demas, Herod Antipas
Chapter three
The Ridge
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- What was Jesus like as a kid?
- Did Jesus go to school?
- What language did Jesus speak?
- Did Jesus ever get in trouble as a kid?
- What was life like in Nazareth when Jesus was a boy?
Enters here
Martha, Jude, John
Chapter four
The Temple
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Enters here
Elizabeth, Lazarus, Martha and Mary of Bethany, Simon of Bethany
Chapter five
Containment
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Chapter six
The Brothers
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Enters here
James, Miriam, Joseph Jr., Simon, Amos
Chapter seven
The Catastrophe
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Chapter eight
The Firstborn
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Enters here
Ruth
Chapter nine
The Yoke
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Chapter ten
The Zealot
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Enters here
Uncle Simon, Isaac
Chapter eleven
The Girl
Enters here
Rebecca, Ezra
Chapter twelve
Rebecca
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Chapter thirteen
The Well in Daylight
Chapter fourteen
The Frequency
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Chapter fifteen
The Door
Asked here
- Why doesn't the Bible talk about Jesus in his twenties?
- Did Jesus travel to India?
- When did Jesus start his ministry?
Enters here
Asok, Vidar, James Zebedee, John Zebedee, Salome, Zebedee, Joram Zebedee
II
Far Country
He walks out the gate and doesn’t come back for two years.
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Enters in this bookTheron
Chapter one
The Sea
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Chapter two
Alexandria
Chapter three
The Library
Chapter four
Crete
Chapter five
Carthage
Chapter six
Naples
Chapter seven
Rome
Chapter eight
Athens
Chapter nine
Ephesus
Chapter ten
The Road Home
Chapter eleven
Nazareth
Chapter twelve
The Cousin
III
Narrow Gate
The public years in Galilee, from the river to the road south.
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Enters in this bookAndrew, Philip, Nathanael, Thomas, Matthew Levi, Simon Zelotes, James Alphaeus, Judas Alphaeus, Judas Iscariot, Mary of Magdala, Susanna, Joanna, Abner, Hiram, Jairus, Micah, John Mark, Rhodon, Melchior
Chapter one
The River
Chapter two
The Mountain
Chapter three
The Bread
Chapter four
The Fishermen
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Chapter five
The Wedding
Chapter six
The Tax Man
Chapter seven
The Six Roads
Chapter eight
The Gate
Chapter nine
The Well
Chapter ten
The Reed
Chapter eleven
Sundown
Chapter twelve
The Camp
Chapter thirteen
The Women
Chapter fourteen
Home
Chapter fifteen
The Storm
Chapter sixteen
Jairus’s Daughter
Chapter seventeen
The Feeding
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Chapter eighteen
The Fall
Chapter nineteen
The Mother
Chapter twenty
The Bridge
Chapter twenty-one
The Confession
Chapter twenty-two
The Light
Chapter twenty-three
The Greek
Chapter twenty-four
The Fire
Chapter twenty-five
The Road South
Chapter twenty-six
The Lawyer
Chapter twenty-seven
The Witness
IV
Third Day
The final book. Jerusalem, the cross, and the third day.
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Enters in this bookMary, wife of Clopas, Cleopas, Caiaphas, Annas, Nicodemus, Joseph of Arimathea, Pilate, Simon of Cyrene, Barabbas, Zacchaeus
Chapter one
The River
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Chapter two
Lazarus
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Chapter three
The Chamber
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Chapter four
The Closing
Chapter five
Jericho
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Chapter six
The Banquet
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Chapter seven
The Entry
Chapter eight
The House
Chapter nine
Desolate
Chapter ten
The Basket
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Chapter eleven
The Camp
Chapter twelve
The Supper
Chapter thirteen
The Farewells
Chapter fourteen
The Garden
Chapter fifteen
The Taking
Chapter sixteen
The Courtyard
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Chapter seventeen
The Governor
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Chapter eighteen
The Hill
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Chapter nineteen
The Burial
Chapter twenty
The Empty Saturday
Chapter twenty-one
The Morning
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Chapter twenty-two
The Heralds
Chapter twenty-three
The Roads
Chapter twenty-four
The Doubter
Chapter twenty-five
The Charcoal Fire
Chapter twenty-six
The Leaving
Chapter twenty-seven
The Fire