Catalog Search Results
Explore our virtual events archive.
Washoe County Library has expanded our arts, cultural, and educational virtual events.
Learn More
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Description
In the Bible, Dinah's life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters of the Book of Genesis that tell of her father, Jacob, and his twelve sons. The Red Tent begins with the story of the mothers--Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah--the four wives of Jacob. They love Dinah and give her gifts that sustain her through childhood, a calling to midwifery, and a new home in a foreign land. Dinah's story reaches out from...
Author
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
"From one of our most admired playwrights, "an ambitious, complicated and often laugh-out-loud religious debate" (Toby Zinman, The Philadelphia Inquirer) Set in a time-bending, seriocomically imagined world between Heaven and Hell, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot is a philosophical meditation on the conflict between divine mercy and human free will that takes a close look at the eternal damnation of the Bible's most notorious sinner. This latest...
Author
Series
Christ the Lord volume 2
Publisher
Random House Audio
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A fictional account of the life of Christ beginning prior to his baptism in the Jordan River and concluding with the miracle at Cana, as he leaves his everyday life in Nazareth to confront his destiny.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
℗2014.
Language
English
Description
Travel back in time to discover the true wonders and secrets behind the greatest Bible stories ever told. Episodes: Truth behind the Dead Sea Scrolls -- Doomsday Book of Revelations -- Lost cities of the Bible -- The Jesus mysteries -- The Fireball of Christ -- The missing years of Jesus -- Lost faces of the Bible -- The Gospel of Judas.
10) Abigail: a novel
Author
Series
Wives of King David volume 2
Publisher
Revell
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Abigail tries to honor and respect her husband Nabal despite his abuse of her, but when he suddenly dies, Abigail is free to move on with her life--a life that includes a new husband, David, who insists on having several wives.
Author
Series
Order of the Sanguines volume 2
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The second installment in the bestselling gothic series, about an ancient order who speak the truth behind Christ's miracles and strive to protect the world from evil - from the winning writerly combo of James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell"--
12) The harbinger
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"The Harbinger opens with the appearance of a man burdened with a message he has received from a mysterious figure called The Prophet. The Prophet has given him nine seals, each containing a message about America's future ... As the story unfolds, each revelation becomes a piece in a greater puzzle -- the ramifications of which will even alter the course of world history."--Publisher's website.
Author
Series
Daughters of the promised land volume 4
Publisher
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Two Old Testament women want to be loved by their shared husband--and to bear children. To what lengths will they go to get what they want most, and will either find her heart's desire?
Author
Series
Daughters of the promised land volume 1
Publisher
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"The breathtaking story of the prostitute who risked everything to protect two Israelite spies before the battle of Jericho"--Publisher.
16) Michal: a novel
Author
Series
Wives of King David volume 1
Publisher
Revell
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Daughter of King Saul, Michal lives a life of privilege - but one that is haunted by her father's unpredictable moods and competition from her beautiful older sister.
17) The Wailing Wall
Author
Publisher
Macmillan
Pub. Date
c1989
Language
English
Description
Surveys the history of the Jewish people in Palestine and their activities around the First and Second Temples the site of which is now marked by the Western or Wailing Wall, with an emphasis on events before 70 A.D.
18) Ben-Hur
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The epic story of Judah Ben-Hur, a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother, an officer in the Roman army. After years at sea, Judah returns to his homeland to seek revenge, but finds redemption.
Author
Publisher
Silver Whistle/Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
A fictionalized account of a Biblical story in which an Egyptian princess rescues a Hebrew infant who becomes a prophet of his people while his sister finds her true self as a priestess to the Egyptian gods.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request