The Disciple Scroll
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3.8 • 4 Ratings
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- $3.99
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- $3.99
Publisher Description
As the Babylonian empire threatened to conquer ancient Jerusalem, the Hebrew prophet Jeremiah exhorted and beseeched it's people to follow their moral mission. His scribe, Baruch, who recorded Jeremiah's luminous visions, felt overshadowed by the prophet's spiritual power.
Into a scroll written for his grandson, fifty years after Jeremiah's death, Baruch unburdens his heart about his entangled ties with the prophet, recalling a vanished world of teeming Jerusalem alleys and markets, the Temple's splendor, the intrigue of priests, the treachery of nobles, brutal battles, desert revelation, wrenching exile and unexpected generosity and love. And he must choose, between loyalty to Jeremiah the man, and the words of Jeremiah the prophet.
Customer Reviews
Great to Read Baruch's (fictional) Perspective!
I enjoyed the descriptions of Jerusalem The Disciple Scroll provided. I also really like backstories, and while this is trivial to the overall narrative to the Bible, it was a fun read. Some parts can be gruesome, so understand the author means to portray certain characters like some of the Babylonians in very evil ways. It all runs together though, and I'd recommend it to those of a more mature audience who are into lore, history, backstory, and the Bible.
Also definitely worth the small price because you can read it on your phone anywhere!