The Shepherds Wife, Angela Hunt
The Shepherds Wife, Angela Hunt
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The Shepherd's Wife

Author: Angela Hunt

Narrator: Rachel Botchan, Stina Nielsen

Unabridged: 11 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/06/2020


Synopsis

Can she discover the purpose of the life she’s been given?

Yeshua of Nazareth has two sisters: Damaris, married to a wealthy merchant’s son, and Pheodora, wed to a simple
shepherd from Bethlehem. Damaris can’t understand why her younger sister settled for such a poor existence, but
she does what she can to share her abundance. When her husband is invited to join the Pharisees, she is excited by
the opportunity to elevate the family’s status, even though some aspects of the lifestyle seem contrary to what she has
always been taught.

Pheodora has long felt inadequate compared to her beautiful sister but has no regrets about the life she chose.
When Pheodora’s husband is unexpectedly thrown into debtors’ prison, she is shocked to learn that a loan from her
generous sister would jeopardize her brother-in-law’s religious aspirations. Forced to pin her hopes on two she-goats
whose spotless white offspring could be sold for an upcoming Yom Kippur sacrifice, Pheodora must struggle to keep
the animals—and her family—alive.

When horrific reports about Yeshua reach the sisters in Nazareth, Pheodora and Damaris each grapple with their
relationships to God, their radical brother, and their own questioning hearts.

About Angela Hunt

Christy-Award winner Angela Hunt writes for readers who have learned to expect the unexpected in novels from this versatile author. With over five million copies of her books sold worldwide, she is the bestselling author of more than 150 works ranging from picture books to novels.

Now that her two children are grown, Angie and her youth-pastor husband live in Florida with Very Big Dogs (a direct result of watching Sandlot too many times). When she's not home writing, Angie often travels to teach writing workshops at schools and writers' conferences. And to talk about her dogs, of course.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kristi on January 01, 2021

In the Bible, Jesus is said to have at least two sisters, neither of which are named. In The Shepherd’s Wife, author Angela Hunt gives these women names, families, and lives. Pheodora lives in Bethlehem with her shepherd husband, and Damaris is married to a wealthy merchant’s son in Nazareth. While......more

Goodreads review by Naomi on December 09, 2020

This book was, in my opinion, even better than Daughter of Cana (which I also really enjoyed). Hunt has a way of making you care so much about the characters that the fact they are siblings of Jesus isn’t the only pull. This book really delved deep into the Pharisee culture, and it was fascinating, p......more

Goodreads review by Erin on August 20, 2020

Another great biblical historical novel by Angela Hunt. This is book 2 in the Jerusalem Road series, but can be read as a stand-alone. These first 2 novels actually take place along the same timeline - that of the ministry of Christ. While book 1 was from the perspectives of Jude (Jesus's brother) a......more

Goodreads review by Christine on August 29, 2020

The first book in the Jerusalem Road series was about Jesus’ brother Jude and the twin sister of Jesus’ disciple Thomas. Both want their brothers to return home so they set out together to persuade them. This book concerns Jesus’ two sisters, Damaris who lives in Nazareth with her husband who is the......more