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When Jesus Wept

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by Bodie Thoene


  In their timeless classic series about Israel (The Zion Chronicles, The Zion Covenant, The Zion Legacy, The Zion Diaries), the Thoenes’ love for both story and research shines. With The Shiloh Legacy and Shiloh Autumn (poignant portrayals of the American Depression), The Galway Chronicles (dramatic stories of the 1840s famine in Ireland), and Legends of the West (gripping tales of adventure and danger in a land without law), the Thoenes have made their mark in modern history. In the A.D. Chronicles they stepped seamlessly into the world of Jerusalem and Rome in the days when Yeshua walked the earth.

  Bodie, who has degrees in journalism and communications, began her writing career as a teen journalist for her local newspaper. Eventually her byline appeared in prestigious periodicals such as U.S. News and World Report, The American West, and The Saturday Evening Post. She also worked for John Wayne’s Batjac Productions and ABC Circle Films as a writer and researcher.

  John Wayne described her as “a writer with talent that captures the people and the times!”

  Brock has often been described by Bodie as “an essential half of this writing team.” With degrees in both history and education, Brock has, in his role of researcher and story-line consultant, added the vital dimension of historical accuracy. Due to such careful research, The Zion Covenant and The Zion Chronicles series are recognized by the American Library Association, as well as Zionist libraries around the world, as classic historical novels and are used to teach history in college classrooms.

  Bodie and Brock have four grown children—Rachel, Jake, Luke, and Ellie—and eight grandchildren. Their children are carrying on the Thoene family talent as the next generation of writers, and Luke produces the Thoene audio books. Bodie and Brock divide their time between Hawaii, London, and Nevada.

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  Authors’ Note

  Jesus clearly believed in the power of stories. He told parables—stories—to stretch the minds and transform the hearts of his listeners. We too believe in the life-changing power of stories, and that’s why we’re passionate about writing fiction.

  In every work of our fiction, there is truth, based on research, and there is imagination, based on our minds and perspectives. We weren’t here, on this earth, as Jesus walked among the people, but through the verses of Scripture and our imagination, we have portrayed to the best of our ability what he might have said and the way in which he might have said it. When Jesus Wept is how we imagine the events might have happened for Mary, for Lazarus, and for all the other characters in this story.

  Can lives, bodies, and hearts truly be transformed? With Jesus, anything is possible! Through When Jesus Wept, may the Messiah come alive to you … in more brilliance than ever before.

  Bodie & Brock Thoene

  Thoene Family Classics™

  THOENE FAMILY CLASSIC HISTORICALS

  By Bodie and Brock Thoene

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  A Daughter of Zion

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  A Light in Zion

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  Ashes of Remembrance*

  All Rivers to the Sea

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  When Jesus Wept

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  When Jesus Wept

  Copyright © 2013 by Bodie Thoene and Brock Thoene

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  EPub Edition © JANUARY 2013 ISBN: 978-0-310-33596-2

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  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

  Thoene, Bodie, 195
1-

  When Jesus wept / Bodie and Brock Thoene.

  p. cm. — (Jerusalem chronicles ; bk 1)

  ISBN 978-0-310-33593-1 (softcover)

  1. Jesus Christ—Fiction. 2. Lazarus, of Bethany, Saint—Fiction. 3. Bible. N.T.— History of Biblical events—Fiction. I. Thoene, Brock, 1952- II. Title.

  PS3570.H46W53 2013

  813’.54—dc23 2012030905

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