For the Temple, George Alfred Henty
For the Temple, George Alfred Henty
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For the Temple
A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem

Author: George Alfred Henty

Narrator: Jim Hodges

Unabridged: 11 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/16/2017


Synopsis

Bring history back to life through Jim Hodges’ historically accurate, exciting and edifying audio recordings. In For the Temple, Mr. Henty tells an exciting story from the record of Josephus. The troubles in the district of Tiberias, the march of the legions, the sieges of Jotapata, of Gamala, and of Jerusalem all come to life. In this impressive and carefully studied historical setting, you will follow a lad, John of Gamala, who passes from the vineyard to the service of Josephus. He becomes the leader of a guerrilla band of patriots, fights bravely for the Temple, and after a brief term of slavery at Alexandria, returns to his Galilean home with the favor of Titus. The fall of Jerusalem is brought to life in this classic.The Henty Historical Novel Collection, written by George Henty in the 1800s, covers many time periods in history throughout the world. In this collection, you will learn history, geography, and vocabulary while also discovering hero characters for your children to emulate. Study guides to enrich your learning experience are available at www.jimhodgesaudiobooks.com/product-category/study-guides

About George Alfred Henty

George Alfred Henty (1832–1902) was a prolific English novelist and war correspondent. He is best known for his historical adventure stories for boys that were popular in the late nineteenth century.

About Jim Hodges

Jim Hodges began reading aloud in the second grade with a stirring rendition of Dick and Jane. He continued to volunteer to speak throughout his schooling years, performed as a newscaster while in the Navy, and participated in community theater groups. His wife, Monica, once asked what his dream job would be. He answered, “I’d record books.” And so began Jim Hodges Audio Books, producing unabridged recordings of the G. A. Henty historical novels, children’s books, Overtly Christian titles, and classic literature. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Heidi on January 07, 2023

My first Henty book and I really really liked it. Read it with B and some of his friends and I felt like I learned so much. Thought it would be boring and it was not. There were some chapters that I was like come on now. But mostly really good.......more

Goodreads review by Leslie on April 02, 2023

While the fictional main character is almost too good (and smart, inventive, etc) to be true (as is common in Henty novels), he's very likeable and fun to accompany as you learn more about Palestine in the mid-first century. I enjoyed this book and learned from it.......more

Goodreads review by Dianne on April 10, 2023

I have never been disappointed in reading GA Henty’s historical fiction novels. The events are exciting, the connections to real history are interesting and informative, and the protagonist always exemplifies one who strives for integrity in Christlikeness. I so wish these adventures would have been......more