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The Shoemaker's Gospel: A Novel
Capernaum
The Circa AD 30
What to Imagination, curiosity, and a desire to deepen your faith
In The Shoemaker’s Gospel, a fascinating story based on the biblical accounts of Jesus, we are whisked back to the years
of Jesus’ earthly ministry and the life-changing effects that it had on all who knew him. Through the eyewitness journal entries of a first-century shoemaker whom Jesus has nicknamed “Soft Shoes,” we hear the Lord’s soothing but challenging voice as he delivers a parable about what it really means to give generously; we marvel as he heals a girl thought to be dead; we feel his anger as he overturns tables in the temple; and we sense the simultaneous confusion and unspeakable joy as Mary and the disciples realize that their crucified teacher has been raised from the dead!
From Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan to the Emmaus road appearance, Soft Shoes serves as our energetic yet reflective guide back to a time when a carpenter from Nazareth revealed himself in word and deed as the Son of God and forever changed the course of history. Prepare to embark on an incredible journey that will lead you to a place where you can once again experience Jesus for the first time, a place where your faith can truly flourish.
The Circa AD 30
What to Imagination, curiosity, and a desire to deepen your faith
In The Shoemaker’s Gospel, a fascinating story based on the biblical accounts of Jesus, we are whisked back to the years
of Jesus’ earthly ministry and the life-changing effects that it had on all who knew him. Through the eyewitness journal entries of a first-century shoemaker whom Jesus has nicknamed “Soft Shoes,” we hear the Lord’s soothing but challenging voice as he delivers a parable about what it really means to give generously; we marvel as he heals a girl thought to be dead; we feel his anger as he overturns tables in the temple; and we sense the simultaneous confusion and unspeakable joy as Mary and the disciples realize that their crucified teacher has been raised from the dead!
From Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan to the Emmaus road appearance, Soft Shoes serves as our energetic yet reflective guide back to a time when a carpenter from Nazareth revealed himself in word and deed as the Son of God and forever changed the course of history. Prepare to embark on an incredible journey that will lead you to a place where you can once again experience Jesus for the first time, a place where your faith can truly flourish.
- GenresFiction
248 pages, Hardcover
First published December 31, 2005
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October 27, 2013
I feel that this book is amazing. Through the eyes of a shoemaker we see the human side of Jesus. The gospels don't always show that Jesus was both God and man. I always felt that Jesus must have had human emotions and feelings as well as His miraculous side. Daniel Brent has put into words some of the things that I have always felt Jesus was all about.
August 21, 2012
I received this as a gift. I liked the setting and the way the author got into the mind of an ordinary citizen living at the time of Jesus.
September 19, 2012
Cute book.
February 13, 2025
This book reminds me of THE CHOICE, a TV series and book series. I liked it for the same reason...a story to make Jesus seem real. The shoemaker, also called "soft shoes" by Jesus, is keeping a diary of his contact with Jesus and friends in the town of Capernaum. He listens to him by the lake and in the restaurant above which Jesus lives. He also follows the witnesses of Jesus' followers when they are in some other location. The author incorporates some of Jesus' actual saying and doings in the novel. These kind of books make Jesus come more alive to me.
December 28, 2009
LOVED IT!!
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