James is a carpenter who wants to work in Jerusalem. But he promised to help his brother, the best preacher he's ever heard, who travels around Galilee and Judea.
The chief priests are threatened by his brother.
The Pharisees think he's wrong... and dangerous.
Opposition is growing.
And a rebellion is brewing.
The Romans are brutal.
The governor is corrupt and decadent.
James wants his brother to come to Jerusalem to sort out the unscrupulous chief priests and sanctimonious Pharisees.
But God has other plans.
You'll enjoy this fictional account of the first two years of Jesus's ministry on earth, because Ms. Lambert weaves a compelling story of James with the powerful political and religious forces of first century Israel.