Mary of Nazareth: A Novel

The bestselling author of the Canaan trilogy brings the ancient world to vivid life through the eyes of a young Jewish woman.

Mary of Nazareth, born into a Palestine that is battling against Herod the Great, is a headstrong young woman with a reputation for seriousness and wisdom. There are three important men in her life: Joachim, her father; Barabbas, a rebel; and Joseph, her father’s friend and a medical man. When her father is wrongly imprisoned by the Roman’s, Mary calls on Barabbas to help. An escape is accomplished—but only after Joachim is hung on a cross. Barabbas wants violent retribution, while others call for peace. Meanwhile, Mary has been praying for an answer, and slowly develops her own plan of action.

Bestselling author Marek Halter brings the ancient world and its politics to life through the eyes of a young Jewish woman, Mary of Nazareth.