Daughters
of Zion
Biblical
Retellings
by
C.A. Gray
Genre:
Christian Fiction, Biblical Nonfiction
Have you ever
wondered what it was like for Eve to be the first woman, created as
an adult but with the mind of a child? What must it have been like
for Deborah to be the only female judge in Israel’s history? Ever
considered how Esther felt about being chosen as queen in the ungodly
kingdom of Persia—particularly when she’d have to share her
husband with a harem? What must Mary and Martha have thought when
their brother Lazarus had died, and it looked to them like Jesus was
not coming?
This collection of
retellings from the perspectives of women in scripture explores these
stories and more, including a few stories from female perspectives
that also appear in Messiah: Biblical Retellings. While all of these
women lived in various patriarchal cultures, and some of the most
prominent women were even Gentiles, scripture shows that God
cherished them all. As the Apostle Paul writes, “There is neither
Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one
in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:28)—and this was true for believing
women under the old covenant as well, whose faith was counted to them
as righteousness.
These are tales of
miracles and victory: from brokenness, bitterness and envy to shalom:
peace and wholeness, with nothing missing and nothing broken. For
some, this meant a transition from barrenness to motherhood; for
others, from widowhood to love and belonging. Still others went from
bereavement to receiving their dead restored to life again. They
included judges and queens, and also prostitutes and despised
foreigners. God is no respecter of persons (Romans 2:11, Acts 10:25):
what He does for one, He will do for all who believe in His promises.
C.A.
Gray is the author of three YA Amazon bestselling trilogies: PIERCING
THE VEIL (magic and quantum physics meet Arthurian legends), THE
LIBERTY BOX (dystopian metaphysics and mind control technology), and
UNCANNY VALLEY (dystopian coming-of-age with neuroscience and super
intelligent A.I). She starts with some scientific concept that she's
interested in learning more about herself, and then creates lots of
epic chaos and high-stakes action to go along with it. Her stories
are free of gratuitous violence, language, and sexual content, and
she abhors depressing endings... but they're not all kittens and
rainbows either! She also listens to and reviews audiobooks on her
website (www.authorcagray.com), Goodreads, Instagram, and on her
podcast, Clean Audiobook Reviews, where she also occasionally
interviews other authors.
By
day, C.A. Gray practices naturopathic medicine, podcasts, and writes
medical non-fiction under her maiden name (Lauren Deville). She lives
in Tucson, AZ with her husband Frank, and together they maintain an
occasionally contentious film review blog (under her real name:
Lauren Baden. Three names. Yes.) She's kind of the queen of
multitasking--so in her spare time, she creates whatever meals or
crafts she found most recently on Pinterest, drinks lots of coffee
(Aeropress btw) and occasional wine (reds--and she saves the corks
for craft projects), works out (while listening to audiobooks), and
studies the Bible (about half of the podcasts on Christian Natural
Health are scripture meditations). ...She does sleep, too.
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Piercing the Veil is one of the best book series. It's great! I am starting C.A. Gray's The Liberty Box book series this weekend.
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