About 40% of the Bible is a story. I’ve always liked stories better than doctrine. Scripture says Jesus did not speak without telling stories. He told stories of good people who went bad, bad people who went good, stories with sad outcomes and glad ones. He taught by contrast: this is a good person, that is a bad one. He didn’t lecture. He told stories. All four novels in Jesus’ Silent Years follow the classic path of the hero. Jesus starts in a no-name village, a mudhole in between nowhere and not much else. He goes down, down, and further down. Then, in this final volume, he rises to a far greater plateau—a life of goodness, compassion, and intimate relationship with his Father and followers. It’s all about character, wrapped in story. This first novel is the beginning of Jesus' backstory. Think: Age 13. 2,000 years ago. A boy filled with dreams and hormones.