Wilderness Refuge: A Prophet's Kingdom
In Wilderness Refuge: A Prophet’s Kingdom, readers can put themselves into the New Testament story and better understand John the Baptist and Jesus’ message, and what people thought of them in their own time period.
Cheryl Toliver’s roots are deep in Christ, but she has experienced God’s presence and love through people of many faiths, and thus she has been inspired to write Wilderness Refuge: A Prophet’s Kingdom from this broader, more encompassing perspective.
Twenty-four year old Valerio Tullus arrives in Judea in AD 22, disowned and despairing, yet hopes to redeem his honor and life. Instead, he faces many entanglements – with his subordinates Gaius Vincinius, Jewish leaders, a local scribe Eliezer, the Herodian family, Perfect Pontius Pilatus, and the children of Simon and Anna, nephew and niece of Lea, a young Jewish woman whose own struggles to survive and serve God inspire him.
Through these entanglements, Valerio’s life becomes interwoven with Leah’s and, when Vincinius attacks her, Valerio defends her. Death seems the only redemption, but, though Valerio doesn’t know or understand it, the compassionate God of Leah and her family and her people has a different purpose for his life.
Thus, in AD 28, as a powerful strange prophet named Yochanan proclaims the claiming of God’s kingdom, to be ruled by a leader yet to come, Valerio can only wonder – what is this kingdom of compassion and justice Yochanan has announced? And what redemption will it bring?
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About the Author:
Cheryl Toliver grew up in a religiously diverse and historically rich region of the Western U.S., where spiritual experiences and a love of history were major influences that shaped her life. In college she studied anthropology, old world archaeology and history, comparative religions, and developed an interest in the sciences. She later completed a secondary education teaching certificate, traveled in the Middle East and Europe, and has worked as a history teacher, Christian educator, and an editor for an academic reference and database publisher.
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