Love Triangles: Discovering Jesus the Jew in Today's Israel
Description
<p>A Jewish woman’s unconventional quest to find Jesus in modern Israel<br /><br />With candor and an intimate knowledge of the Land and its people, Bobbie Ann Cole takes you on some intriguing time travel, such as to the ceremonial slaughtering of Passover lambs in the nearby temple as Jesus died on the cross.<br />Her moving and compellingly-written personal story of making Aliyah to Israel with her husband, Butch effectively interweaves Israel’s ancient and modern history with biblical references. She reveals the challenges that have faced Jewish believers from Peter and Paul on down to the present day, including her own. The underlying antagonism of her beloved Israel towards Messianic Jews leaves her sneaking around, keeping her true identity secret.<br />A blend of memoir, travelogue, historical document and investigative journalism, Love Triangles<br />is not about theological principals; it's about love.<br />Discover:<br />• How Jesus used Jewish festivals to underscore His message.<br />• The story of Jesus’ Bar Mitzvah.<br />• Why Jewish atheists may move to Israel but not believer Jews.<br />• Why Judaism rejects Jesus as Messiah.</p>
Story Behind The Book
I wanted to write a novel for a younger generation of readers (the ebook generation perhaps?). There has been no big-selling book on youth culture since The Beach and Trainspotting over 15 years ago!
Club culture has been popular with young people for many years so I thought it was a perfect setting for a crime thriller/murder mystery, incorporating the good and bad aspects of the scene and some colourful characters.
Many of the story strands are based on real events, I just invented characters and narrative to fit the plot, much like Mario Puzo did with The Godfather(He's my biggest inspiration). Some of it is based on my own experience, but not the crime though!
