Book Review: Ninth Witness

Ninth Witness
by: Bodie and Brock Thoene
Tyndale Publishers
www.thoenebooks.com
$22.99, 268 pages
ISBN-10: 0-8423-7531-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-8423-7531-3

Yeshua of Nazareth is a twelve year old boy and is a witness to the gruesome and horrible death of crucifixion. Zealots have risen against Rome and as a result have been crushed by Rome. The rebels have been crucified and line the road that leads from Nazareth.

One of the rebels has two children that are on the run due to the fact that the Romans want to kill anyone that is connected to them. How far will they get without detection? Could it be possible that God is looking out for two children?

The road leading to Jerusalem is not an easy one. But, they must travel there, because it is time for Yeshua's bar mitzvah. Once He and His family have participated in the Passover and the bar mitzvah, it is time to go home. The family has made it to Jericho where they discover that He is not with them. They must go back to Jerusalem to find Him. They discover Him at the Temple conversing with the men who know the Law. He tells them that He must about His Father's business. But, what all is included in Yeshua's mission to be about His Father's business? Do His parents understand the importance of this?

I have wondered what life must have been like for Jesus as a boy. In Ninth Witness (the ninth book in the A.D. Chronicles series), Bodie and Brock Thoene paint a very realistic picture of the historical and physical landscape of this time and place. Through this book you will get to know Jesus in a way that will give you a hunger to know Him even more. Grab a cup of coffee, snuggle in a blanket, and read a page-turner that will leave you wanting more.