Joseph

About this book

God chose one man to stand between His Son and the world. And Scripture never recorded a single word he said.Meet Joseph of Bethlehem, the man history calls the Silent Saint. Carpenter. Husband. Father. And the one ordinary man trusted by God Almighty to keep the Messiah alive.Drawing on early Christian tradition and the brutal realities of Roman Judea, Joseph: Protecting the Messiah pulls the earthly father of Jesus out of the shadows and into the story he was always meant to tell.What did Mary's untimely pregnancy cost Joseph - in honor, in family standing, in everything he had worked to build? Why did the Son of God arrive in a manger when Joseph had family in Bethlehem? And when a dream told Joseph to run, taking his family into the unknown - what kind of faith does it take to obey?When the Magi arrive in Jerusalem asking about a newborn king, Herod unleashes vicious men with an empire behind them. Joseph must reunite a separated family, outwit hunters who will not stop, and lead Mary and Jesus across dangerous roads to Egypt - where the running does not end.This is not the Christmas story you know. This is the one that was never told.Perfect for fans of: - Tessa Afshar (Land of Silence, The Royal Artisan)- Jill Eileen Smith (Dawn of Grace, A Deeper Well)- Angela Hunt (Daughter of Rome, Dreamers)- The Chosen and House of David viewers ready to go deeperIf you love deeply researched biblical fiction, authentic first-century detail, and faith under impossible pressure - Joseph: Protecting the Messiah is the story you've been waiting for.Book One of the Joseph Trilogy. Followed by Raising the Messiah and Preparing the Messiah.