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Title: Apostle
Subtitle: The Seeds of Christianity, Book 3
Author: E. G. Lewis
Narrator: Ruth Elsbree
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-13-14
Publisher: Cape Arago Press
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity
Publisher's Summary:
In Book Three of the Seeds of Christianity Series the Church at Antioch Comes into its own. Follow the lives of Rivkah and Shemuel as they continue to spread the good news in Antioch and beyond. Tensions surface as the number of non-Jewish converts rises in Antioch. Barnabus brings Paul, but some oppose his new role.
Shaoul, now renamed Paul, leaves on his first missionary journey accompanied by Barnabus and Yohan Markus. This saga of the Early Church takes a troubling turn when their youngest son adopts a pagan lifestyle. Antioch trembles in the grip of a ruthless serial killer. While Pavlos roams the streets looking for him, Shemuel fears he already knows the killers identity. Meanwhile in Rome, the Emperor Claudius tires of the ongoing conflict between the Christians and the Jews. Believing Christianity to be a sect of Judaism, he expels all Jews from Rome. Simon Petros is forced to leave his flock behind as he carries the Gospel to new lands and peoples. When all seems lost, Atticus is promoted to the office of Tribunus Medicus Militum, placing him in command of all of the armys medical corps.
He and his family travel to Rome to fill the gap left by Simon Petros departure. The beloved disciple, Yohan, has relocated to Ephesus for Miryams protection. He brings Shemuel Evodius a new convert named Ignatius and asks him to mentor the young man. Though surrounded by chaos, the church in Antioch continues to grow in size and influence under Evodius competent leadership.
Members Reviews:
Love This Series
I love this series!
After reading the first, book I did something I almost never do. I immediately bought and downloaded the other three books in the series. I had picked up Witness when it was free, and I have almost 500 unread books in my Kindle. Yet, I hurried to pay full price (albeit an extremely reasonable price) for three more books and read them right away.
In this book, I felt like I was right there in Antioch with the great leaders and ordinary Christians of the early Church.
Although there were editing errors, especially homonyms, they did not take away from the reading experience.
I highly recommend this entire series to anyone who enjoys a good story well-told and who likes to learn about the early days of Christianity.
Another excellent installment in Lewis' "Seeds of Christianity" series
In this third book in the "Seeds of Christianity" series, 'Apostle', we continue to follow Lewis' characters, She'muel and Rivkah, as they settle into roles of servant leadership in the Antioch church. Through their eyes and social circles, Lewis gives the reader a true-to-life description of what could have happened in local churches during the times of Paul's first and second missionary journeys. We come to understand trade routes, intercultural marriage (i.e., Jewish-background Christian marrying Pagan-background Christian), Roman culture, the lascivious nature of free sexuality during the times, and what challenges the early church faced as it grew beyond its historical Judaical roots. In a truly incredible way, Lewis masterfully provides rich historical context without sacrificing a highly engaging fictional narrative.
Lewis has done a wonderful job weaving in cultural details, historical facts, and biblical insight into the lives of She'muel, Rivkah, and their children.
