The Silent Years Alan W C Green Books
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Raised in tiny Nazareth, he would change the world forever. A compelling interweaving of Yeshua's early years-from birth to Beatitudes. The birth of the little boy Yeshua was anything but commonplace. I ought to know. His mother, Maryam, was my little sister. 1st century A.D. My name is Benaiah bar Jabez. I am a Jew, a lawyer, a teacher, and a member of the Pharisaic order. I was born and raised in Nazareth, a village of small account in the province of Galilee. But it's not my story that's important. It's the story of my young nephew, Yeshua. Miryam, the most beautiful girl in Nazareth to me, was fourteen when her firstborn was conceived, and confusion swirled over the circumstances of the boy's conception. But that was just the start of the little-known boy who grew up in the peculiar, backwood culture of this outpost of the Roman Empire and has now emerged as the legendary One some are calling 'Messiah'.... The most beautiful and powerful imaginative reconstruction of the life of the young Jesus, based on the New Testament accounts, that I have ever read...a book that will be read and loved by many.-JEFFREY B. RUSSELL, Prof. Emeritus, Univ. of CA, Santa Barbara; author of Heaven Mislaid, A History of Heaven, and Mephistopheles Green shows a keen appreciation for human development; a sharp eye for the truth of Jesus' first thirty years, as hinted at in the Gospels; a profound appreciation for his essential Jewishness; and a sense of the divine mystery that shaped his and his family's lives from his birth.-PARKER J. PALMER, author of A Hidden Wholeness, Let Your Life Speak, and The Courage to Teach As Jesus made up his parables which communicate graceful truths, Alan Green imaginatively creates the early life of Jesus. In both cases, they create ambiguously complex characters and open-ended stories to engage all of our lives, including the rough edges and uncertainties.-DR. DOUG ADAMS, late Professor of Christianity and the Arts, Pacific School of Religion; Chair of the Doctoral Faculty in 'Art and Religion,' Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley
The Silent Years Alan W C Green Books
What a page turner this novel is! An uncovered time capsule account of Jesus' developmental years as told by his uncle and teacher turned pupil. We're treated to a vivid picture of the world he was born into: wars without end, religious and political dogmatism and fundamentalism. A world strikingly like our own.The reader can identify with the uncle's skepticism and can cut him some slack for his credulity regarding explanations for his nephew's charismatic uniqueness. Sub-narratives are shared by Jesus' mother, father, would be lover/dear friend and by potential disciples.
Eye witness accounts are sometimes susceptible to "false memory" but there's no denying that encounters with this individual and his story changed lives profoundly. We thank the Creator that Jesus broke his Silence. I'm reminded of Kurt Vonnegut's confession: "If Jesus hadn't have delivered the beautiful sermon on the mount, with it's message of pity ... I wouldn't want to be a human being .. I'd rather be a rattlesnake."
We're treated to Jesus' own introspective reflections regarding his emerging consciousness of his special mission and calling. We get to be a fly on the wall witness to the events which seeded the many sides of the young Jesus: precocious questioner of accepted wisdom, labor organizer, itinerant teacher and healer, maverick feminist, non-violent resister, hater of poverty and lover of peace and justice.
We learn that Jesus was profoundly struck by the vision of a particular Prophet. Green enables us to understand why that Prophet's vision became the key mantra of Jesus' developmental years.
We glimpse a young Jesus who lovingly resisted much, obeyed little .. and learned that by disciplining himself to profoundly LOOK and LISTEN .. he could awaken to ever new things breaking forth in this mysteriously created world.
As the old gospel hymn goes: we love to tell [and hear] the story ... of Jesus and his glory, of Jesus and his love. The Jesus story certainly has "legs" ... twenty one centuries later we hear it again through Alan Green's lovingly crafted retelling. Looking and listening we can yet awake to new things breaking forth today.
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The Silent Years Alan W C Green Books Reviews
You might think, listening to Glen Beck or others in the T Party these days, that Christianity was all about letting each of us "keep our hard-earned money" , and figure out health care on our own. Thanks to Alan Green's fresh, convincing story of Jesus' formative years, we are acquainted, once again, with Jesus' passion for conflict resolution and social justice, and - yes - sharing the wealth.
Dr Green tells the story through the voice of Jesus' uncle, and this device permits us to have an intimate view of Jesus from annunciation to adulthood. In this version, Jesus spends a lot of his young life on efforts not so different from many in current times study, learning a skill, organizing a work place (fishermen), and connecting with strong women.
His main mission is to serve mankind, and it is never clear to what extent he feels "god-like" inside his very human skin. Yes, he learns to heal people, after seeing "the light", but the Jesus in this book struggles mostly with his own faults and those of others, in a very human way.
The book is at its most powerful just telling the story of Jesus as a developing man and teacher, along with some of his associates, most particularly Mary Magdalene. It is less powerful on some of the more arcane or abstract theological issues, such as Messiah versus Servant, agape versus eros, and - yes - demons.
As a non-believer, I found this a great read, and an inspiration for our times. You don't have to believe Jesus was a god, or Son of God, or Son of Humans, in order to admire and respect His social justice message. I only wish more believers carried the message of Jesus as Alan Green has done.
Yesterday, I finished reading The Silent Years, a gripping novel about the life of Jesus, by Alan W. C. Green. Normally, I don't get into imaginative fictional accounts with a biblical setting. I like to let the Bible be the Bible -- and fiction be fiction.
Nevertheless, when this book came unexpectedly in the mail, I thought I'd give it the three chapter test. If I wasn't hooked after three chapters, I'd quit reading and pass the book along to someone else. I really don't feel an obligation to any author to finish a book. It's the author's job to keep me wanting to continue.
The Silent Years drew me in. This fictional narrative about Jesus, told from the perspective of his uncle, gave me fresh insights into the life of Christ I'd not previously considered. It also opened up my spiritual understanding on a couple of significant issues.
In this book, the humanity of Jesus is emphasized, and his deity is downplayed. The author certainly does not deny Christ's divinity, and as the chapters progress, we see a growing awareness of it. However, if I had written the book, I wouldn't have gone so far as the author in portraying the human side of Jesus.
For instance, there's a cloud of suspicion surrounding Christ's birth. Now, remembering that this is a work of fiction, I just assume it to be the uncle's suspicion and not the author's.
A place that made me uncomfortable was when Jesus felt that he had sinned, and needed to repent. As an evangelical pastor, I believe that Jesus lived a sinless life.
At times, early in the book, Jesus seems confused about his identiy and mission. Again, I believe he knew exactly who he was, even as a child, and that his mission was crystal clear all along.
Nevertheless I deeply appreciate Dr. Green's effort at portraying Jesus in rich personality -- How he may have experienced heartache, joy, disappointment, friendship, misunderstanding, and the like. I've never reflected on my Savior's personality so deeply as I did while reading this book.
What a page turner this novel is! An uncovered time capsule account of Jesus' developmental years as told by his uncle and teacher turned pupil. We're treated to a vivid picture of the world he was born into wars without end, religious and political dogmatism and fundamentalism. A world strikingly like our own.
The reader can identify with the uncle's skepticism and can cut him some slack for his credulity regarding explanations for his nephew's charismatic uniqueness. Sub-narratives are shared by Jesus' mother, father, would be lover/dear friend and by potential disciples.
Eye witness accounts are sometimes susceptible to "false memory" but there's no denying that encounters with this individual and his story changed lives profoundly. We thank the Creator that Jesus broke his Silence. I'm reminded of Kurt Vonnegut's confession "If Jesus hadn't have delivered the beautiful sermon on the mount, with it's message of pity ... I wouldn't want to be a human being .. I'd rather be a rattlesnake."
We're treated to Jesus' own introspective reflections regarding his emerging consciousness of his special mission and calling. We get to be a fly on the wall witness to the events which seeded the many sides of the young Jesus precocious questioner of accepted wisdom, labor organizer, itinerant teacher and healer, maverick feminist, non-violent resister, hater of poverty and lover of peace and justice.
We learn that Jesus was profoundly struck by the vision of a particular Prophet. Green enables us to understand why that Prophet's vision became the key mantra of Jesus' developmental years.
We glimpse a young Jesus who lovingly resisted much, obeyed little .. and learned that by disciplining himself to profoundly LOOK and LISTEN .. he could awaken to ever new things breaking forth in this mysteriously created world.
As the old gospel hymn goes we love to tell [and hear] the story ... of Jesus and his glory, of Jesus and his love. The Jesus story certainly has "legs" ... twenty one centuries later we hear it again through Alan Green's lovingly crafted retelling. Looking and listening we can yet awake to new things breaking forth today.
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