Rebecca Ellen Kurtz | June 25, 2009
Well, I just finished reading Angel’s Blood. And, yes, of course, the title got me to buy the book right then and there. For theologians, this is not the book for you unless you are able to throw out all your knowledge to jump into the story. I literally had to shake my head trying [...]
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Rebecca Ellen Kurtz | June 6, 2009
Here’s the thing. You do not take one of the greatest loves in the Bible (Jacob’s love for Rachel) and fictionalize it into a great love story between Leah and Jacob.
Biblical fact: Rachel was a shepherdess. This is even what she was doing when Jacob met her. The Bible does not paint her to be [...]
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Rebecca Ellen Kurtz | June 4, 2009
When I picked up this trilogy I didn’t know it was the story of the Biblical Jacob, but the author made it so obvious I picked up on this fact within a few paragraphs. Then I got excited because the love story of Jacob and Rachel is one of the most beautiful in the Bible. [...]
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