FLOWER MOUND, Texas – Theologian Donald L. Brake and author Shelly Beach dare to bring to life the 30 years of Jesus’s life that went unrecorded in the Bible with their new historical fiction, “They Called Him Yeshua: The Story of the Young Jesus: How Jesus’s Unrecorded Years Shaped His Ministry” (published by Archway Publishing). Brake and Beach delve into the first century, the world of an ordinary family facing extraordinary political and religious challenges as they grapple with…..
The History Channel’s TV mini-series: Jesus: His Life episodes 3 and 4 aired Monday 4/1/19 posed an interesting question: How did Jesus living in small Nazareth become good friends with Lazarus, Mary and Martha living miles away in Bethany? Brake and Beach’s new book They Called Him Yeshua chapter 28 suggests an answer. The caravan ended at the outskirts of Jerusalem near Bethphage and Bethany, and the travelers headed off on their own. Each family would have to find lodging—which…..
The 8-part TV mini-series Jesus, His Life part 1 boasts of a program that presents the life of Jesus in a unique way but fails history. The claim for uniqueness lies in its assertion that the story of Jesus is presented through a unique lens of the people closest to him, each episode from another perspective. The series mixes dramatic reenactments of the story with commentary from a host of Bible scholars, historians, faith leaders and theologians. There are four…..