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Köp båda 2 för 334 krimagine having an account of the events in the life of mary from before jesus’ conception to the sending of the spirit at pentecost all told from her perspective. imagine it being true to scripture, complete with all the hebrew names for people and places, along with additional events and episodes that perfectly fit the culture and customs of the day. imagine the story being wonderfully narrated with pathos but never melodrama, charting mary’s hopes and fears, expectations and disappointments. well, imagine no longer. jennifer layte has written the account. once you start it, you won’t want to put it down.
craig l. blomberg, distinguished professor of new testament, denver seminary
“…and a sword will pierce your own soul, too.” more than just an imaginative retelling of the life of jesus from his mother’s point of view, Favored One gives profound and compelling insight into the agony and the ecstasy of what it must mean to be the mother–or a disciple–of Yeshua.
f. james grosser, pastor
as one who has tried to “sit in” the skin and heart of mary through contemplation, i was moved and newly awakened to what it was like to be mary through jennifer layte’s words. both my imagination and theological understanding were expanded by this story and the author’s research. it is so important for christ followers to understand and accept our “highly favored” status from god along with mary. she uniquely helps us embrace our position and experience as beloved of god.
laurel griffith coolbaugh, spiritual director and pastor, the sanctuary at woodville
Favored One delivers a provocative and incisive look at the life of Jesus (Yeshua) from the point of view of the person who knew him best: his mother. It’s an inspired narrative hook, and in the deft literary hands of Jennifer Layte it becomes a forceful celebration of the pivotal role of woman in the male-dominated history of Christianity.
john weeks, archetypal literary critic
Hailing from a mono-cultural family with a cross-cultural focus, Jennifer A. G. Layte has loved travel and interacting with other cultures from a very early age. As the daughter of pastor/missionaries, she spent six of her earliest years in Honduras, although her own cultural transition there was rather unsuccessful. In college, she traveled to India for five weeks, where she worked mainly with children. After paying off education-incurred debts by working as a nanny in Connecticut, she moved to London, England, to work with refugees and other migrants in the East End. The author's multicultural and biblical background heavily influence her fiction writing. Her themes revolve around finding meaning through physical, spiritual or philosophical displacement.
Now a pastor, spiritual director, and founder of the Pilgrimage, an online spiritual formation community, Ms. Layte provides spiritual mentoring, formation, and direction for any seeking to deepen their relationship with God-or encountering God for the first time-facilitating movement toward wholeness in Christ and participation in local churches.
A writer, teacher, and spiritual caregiver at heart, she loves team building, introducing people to Jesus, and teaching things she is also learning. A lot of that happens via the written word, as in the book you've just read.
preface
dedication
1. there is a cliff
2. the angel disappeared
3. shlomit whispered
4. my father changed his mind
5. we wept, elisheva and i
6. they passed like a lovely dream
7. after that errand was accomplished
8. i went out
9. the next days blurred
10. to move south
11. the mayhem
12. no one knew what to make of us
13. it was past the time for commotion
14. egypt was hot
15. so yeshua grew up
16. no one saw him
17. on shabbat
18. staying faithful to my son
19. he isn’t even eating
20. i’m going to stay
21. a farmer was planting seed
22. i wasn’t expecting to go home
23. yeshua stayed in natzeret
24. yeshua was still missing
25. to have forgiven an adulteress
26. the battle was against blindness
27. how the twelve saw it
28. but mothers’ children do die
29. the miracle of el’azar did not sit so well
30. it rained in the night
31. a deepening, darkening blur
32. halfway through the week
33. through the courtyard of the house
34. after the tremors finally stopped
35. on shabbat, everyone waited
36. i went to the men in the upper room
37. “he’s alive!” magdalit said
38. for a long time that night
39. up to the galil
40. there were fish to eat
41. yeshua went with us after all
42. i have not seen it
acknowledgments
about the author