CHRISTIAN FICTION

Judah's Wife: A Novel of the Maccabees

by Angela Hunt
Bethany House. (Silent Years, Bk. 1). Jan. 2018. 384p. ISBN 9780764219337. pap. $15.99; ebk. ISBN 9781493413591. CF
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When Leah marries Judah, she believes that her life is finally on the right path and that she is free from the hardship of her childhood. Unfortunately, Antiochus IV, a descendant of one of Alexander the Great's generals, now rules Judea and issues an edict that the Jews must adhere to the laws of Syria or face death. Leah's father-in-law chooses to resist in battle, and when he is fatally wounded, his dying wish is for Judah to continue to fight for the Jewish right to follow the law of Moses. Leah is unhappy with her husband's decision and struggles to understand a God who would foster death and destruction in his wake.
VERDICT Hunt's (Egypt's Sister) latest series puts a human face on an a momentous event in ancient history—the Maccabean Revolt of 167–160 BCE
Reviewed by Christine Sharbrough , Feb 01, 2018
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