Christian Fiction Devourers discussion

I thought it would be really interesting to see what bibilical fiction books could be linked to the various books of the Old Testament. I have spent the last three months working on this and would like to share it with you throughout 2019. I hope that you will use this even if you don't have the chance to read some or all of the books that I have found. Also, if you find books that I did not find or that are new releases please let me know so we can include them.

Praying that God will bless our journey through the Old Testament.

Genesis 1 - 4 (Read these chapters along with any of the books)
Fallen: A Biblical story of Good and Evil by Melinda Viergever Inman
Adam and His Kin: The Lost History of Their Lives and Times by Ruth Beecheck
Havah: the Story of Eve by Tosca Lee
Cain: The Story of the First Murder and the Birth of an Unstoppable Evil by Brennan McPherson
Refuge: A Biblical Story of Good and Evil by Melinda Viergever Inman
Confessions of Adam by David Marsh

Both Fallen and Refuge are available on Amazon for Kindle at a reasonable price. I found Havah and Cain at my local library.

Sounds like a nice idea!

Thanks Hannah! I'm looking forward to reading Biblical fiction along with my journey through the Bible. Looking forward to those who join me.

This sounds like a great idea!

Hope you enjoy the journey Rebecca.

This is a neat idea Loraine! Thanks for doing it.

Just wanted to correct the book in your first post here. It is called Adam and His Kin by Ruth Beechick. It's a great book.

Thanks for catching my typing error Gretchen. That was the one book I wasn't able to find anywhere. Glad you like the idea!

I have been searching for a Biblical fiction I read a while ago that I cannot remember the title or author. It was about Dinah, Jacob's daughter, and how she found her way to Job. I remember it because it talked about the House of Seth and didn't go into any detail about her rape, because it started well after it. Does anybody know what the name is??

Possibly The Red Tent by Anita Diamant or Love Amid the Ashes by Mesu Andrews?

Yes, it was
Thank you, Loraine!! :)

You're welcome glad I could help.

Have you heard of The Heavens Before by Kacy Barnett-Gramckow? It is a trilogy that starts with Noah and his family. It follows them all the way to the Tower of Babel, if I remember right.

Yes I have Naomi. They will be listed with the next group - Genesis Chapters 5-9.

this took some organization, Lorraine. Thanks, for getting it started

Thanks for your kind words Carolyn. I felt like it was something that would be a good year long journey.

Yes,thanks Lorraine. I got Fallen on my kindle and started it this weekend. I am enjoying this very much and can't wait to see the recommendations to come.

I am starting Fallen tomorrow Rebecca. I have 2 of the books coming on the bookmobile on Weds. and Refuge on my Kindle.

I will get Refuge on the kindle also. My local library is getting the rest of them for me. This did take a lot of work on your part. Thanks again.

Thank you so much for putting this together Loraine! I look forward to the journey with you! I am planning a study of the Pentateuch for 2019 so this is a great companion. Is there an update page we should follow?

Everything will be posted here at least through Genesis. I may start a new thread for Exodus.

This is so helpful, Loraine. Thank you!

You're welcome Marion. Hope we will see you here as we discuss each section and the books we read.

I just finished reading Fallen and highly recommend it. The prose is beautifully written and almost flows like poetry. In reading the notes at the end, the author pointed out something very interesting. In Hebrew, Eve's name would have been Havah which is one of the other books I listed. Then translated later to Greek it was Heua or Eua, and then finally to English where it is Eve or Eva. She intentionally used the name Eve since there were no ethnicities at the beginning of life.

That's really interesting. I had thought that Eve was a Hebrew name...

I thought it was quite interesting also Rachel. Shows what little known trivia we can discover along the way!

I was reading in one of my journals this morning some notes I had written from a book titled Women of the Bible by Ann Spangler.

"Eve came into the world perfectly at peace with her God and her husband. She never knew the meaning of negative emotions or feelings until she listened to her enemy and began to doubt God. Her sorrow was that she and her husband were banished from Paradise. Her joy was that she had once tasted Paradise and that God had promised that her offspring would eventually destroy her enemy. Embedded in the very curse put on Eve for her sin is a wonderful promise. God promises her and succeeding generations they will give birth to children. God's grace and mercy are marvelously evident, even when He's pronouncing judgment."

That's so good. Thanks for sharing!

You're welcome Gretchen. Just thought it summed up the Fall so perfectly and God's role and forgiveness so well.

Thanks for sharing Loraine! I was just studying Genesis 3 this morning and learned from MacAthur Study Bible that Satan chose to decieve Eve because she was the weaker one and needing the protection of her husband. I know this may anger some - with today's society and equal treatment etc. - but the truth is God had a plan based on His perfect will. We also see in verse 11 the basic reluctance of sinful people to admit their iniquity. But Praise God He had a plan in verse 15!! We can rejoice knowing He loves us and has provided a way to Himself through Christ

Thanks or sharing your thoughts Kelli. I will be reading Genesis 3 today. I am currently reading and definitely see Cain's reluctance to admit his sins.

Thank you for all the work you put into this. This will be a great added list for my reading this year~!

Kelli said: "I was just studying Genesis 3 this morning and learned from MacAthur Study Bible that Satan chose to decieve Eve because she was the weaker one and needing the protection of her husband. I know this may anger some - with today's society and equal treatment etc. - but the truth is God had a plan based on His perfect will. "

Every time I read the account of the fall in Genesis I am reminded of my own tendency as a woman to be deceived and led astray. But I am also reminded of the protection God has given me through my husband. It is humbling to realize that as a woman I may not always see things for what they are and be easily influenced by Satan's lies. So many women in our world today are struggling with this and fighting against the protection God has given them. I am so thankful for God's Word and the protection he provides.

Chris wrote: "Thank you for all the work you put into this. This will be a great added list for my reading this year~!"

I am finding wonderful books that I didn't know about that are so fantastic at bringing the Bible to life. I hope you will discover new ones as well.

Gretchen wrote: "Kelli said: "I was just studying Genesis 3 this morning and learned from MacAthur Study Bible that Satan chose to decieve Eve because she was the weaker one and needing the protection of her husban..."

I love the way you explained this Gretchen. Our husbands can give us wisdom and protection if we will turn to them.

Gretchen you have summed it up in a wonderful way! Let us pray for our husbands, who do protect us, that God will protect them from Satan's attacks and lies.

Finished . It was a very well done telling of the story of Cain. She brought great depth to the story and helped me understand more about the problems between Cain and Able and about the beginning of the population of the world God had created. Also helped me better perceive how Satan wormed his way into mankind.

Loraine wrote: "Chris wrote: "Thank you for all the work you put into this. This will be a great added list for my reading this year~!"

I am finding wonderful books that I didn't know about that are so fantastic ..."
I am looking forward to reading Havah and Cain for genesis.
I am actually studying Matthew now so looking for books besides Matthew's Story by LeHaye to read while studying Matthew.

Chris- I have also been working on the New Testament. If you PM me, I can send you the list for Matthew.

We will now move to Genesis 5 - 9 which covers the flood and Noah:

Heart of a Lion (Lions of Judah #1) by Gilbert Morris

The Heavens Before (Genesis Trilogy #1) Kacy B. Gramckow

Timna by Lucille Travis (Children's Book)

Blood of Adam (Generations of Noah #1) by Rachel S. Neal

Noah: Man of Destiny (The Remnant Trilogy #1) by Tim Chaffey and K Marie Adams

Noah: Man of Resolve (The Remnant Trilogy #2) by Tim Chaffey and K Marie Adams

Noah: Man of God (The Remnant Trilogy #3) by Tim Chaffey and K Marie Adams

Noah Primeval (Chronicles of of he Nephilim #1) by Brian Godawa

Enoch Primordial (Chronciles of Nephilim #2) by Brian Godawa

Gilgamesh Immortal (Chronicles of the Nephilim ##) by Brian Godawa

The Ark, The Reed, and the Fire Cloud (Order fo the Seven #1) By Jenny L. Cote (youth)

The Ark of Noah (A Guardians Adventure #5) by Summer Lee

Sinners and the Sea: The Untold Story of Noah's Wife by Rebecca Kanner

I just got two of the other books from the library today and am still reading Fallen and Refuge. How do you all keep up and read so many books? Not that I don't want to. If I didn't work, I could be a hermit and read all day long. All of these sound interesting. Meanwhile, I did read the book of Genesis as I am trying to read the entire Bible this year.

Great Rebecca! I have read Fallen and Refuge. I am waiting on the other two from Genesis 1-4 to arrive on ILL. Of the ones for Genesis 5-11 I will only read 4 maybe 5 and that will carry me in to February. I will post the lists, but don't feel you have to keep up. I know I won't keep up and will probably still be following this in 2020. I am retired so it is a little easier, but I am also a full time caregiver for my husband.

just a heads up on one of the books I listed for Genesis 1-5, . You can find my review @
https://www.goodreads.com/review/edit...

I did not recommend it and found after the first 20 chapters it became very speculative. So I stopped reading it. Also some things that didn't correlate with the Bible IMHO.

I will now head on to Noah and the flood.

Loraine wrote: "just a heads up on one of the books I listed for Genesis 1-5, . You can find my review @
https://www.go..."

Thanks Lorraine for letting us know.

There is quite a lot of books on Noah and the flood.

There definitely are a lot of books on Noah and the Flood. I just finished , and it was so well written. I also have the Tim Chaffey series which I will read after I finish my Hidden Gem.

I'll be posting the next set of books that relate to the Tower of Babel later this week.

Genesis 10-11
Bones of Rebellion (Generations of Noah #2) by Rachel S. Neal

Breath of Knowledge (Generations of Noah #3) by Rachel S. Neal


Fallen from Babel by Tracy L. Higley

He Who Lifts the Skies (Genesis Trilogy #2) by Kacy B. Gramckow


A Crown in the Stars (Genesis Trilogy 33) by Kacy B. Grackow

Genesis 12 - 23

Sarah (Women of Genesis #1) by Orson Scott Card

Saria (Women of the Patriarchs#1) by Jill Eileen Smith

No Woman so Fair (Lions of Judah#2) by Gilbert Morris

Sarah (The Canaan Trilogy #1) by Marek Halter

I have read the book by Jill Eileen Smith and found it quite good.

Genesis 24

Rebekah (Women of Genesis #2) by Orson Scott Card

Rebekah (Wives of the Patriarchs #2) by Jill Eileen Smith

Rebekah by Debra R. Stacey

The Sons of Isaac by Roberta Kells Dorr

Water from the Well by Anne Roiphe