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Unafraid: The Biblical Story of Mary (Lineage of Grace Series Book 5) Historical Christian Fiction Novella with an In-Depth Bible Study by Rivers, Francine is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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From Publishers WeeklyIn her fifth and final Lineage of Grace novella, renowned Christian writer Rivers tackles the most celebrated woman in Christian history Mary, the mother of Jesus - with mixed results. Using the biblical account of Jesus' life as a framework, Rivers adds such imaginative scenes as Mary watching the young Jesus healing his little sister, Anne, or Mary pondering Jesus' ability to see that there is always enough bread and oil in the larder to keep the family afloat. There are warm mother-son exchanges ("You're so thin!") and personal details ("Jesus had Mary's chin... but no one ever said Jesus had her eyes...."). The stakes are higher here for Rivers than in previous novellas. While Christians may not mind Rivers taking inventive liberties with characters such as the prostitute Rahab (Unashamed), the same grace might not be extended to her fictionalization the revered Mary and Jesus. At the same time, Rivers having taken the plunge in choosing Mary could have risked a little bit more. Disappointingly absent from this novella are any undercurrents of sexual tension between Mary and Joseph, which Rivers conjectured so well with other characters in the series (part
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- Author
- Rivers, Francine
- Publisher
- Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780842335997
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance
- Rating
- 4.19 / 5 (5,631 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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