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Pele'yah, illustrated by Ken Faulks, is the story of a donkey's view of the life of Jesus from Christmas to Pentecost. It is suitable for children age 5 and up. The story includes reconciliation, security, purification, an introduction to Hebrew letters, Hellenistic and Roman influences on first century Palestine, and a cast of characters with names from Psalm 42.  It is told by the donkey's friend, Tsame, the daughter of Mayim. They were Galilean, originally from Chorazin, a town famous in the empire for its wheat.

Pele'yah is available from Trafford publishing and from all major WEB outlets. 

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For local copies in Victoria, Pele'yah may be ordered from Bob MacDonald. To get the whole story and the pictures - a real delight, you have to buy the book; to help understand the story, please refer to my Reader's Guide. A children's book with a reader's guide and a history a million lines long? What's going on here, Bob?  What's going on is the desire to express love. Ben Pele'yah is in the works; this new story will cover the ground of the first missionary journey with Paul - you may remember John Mark who accompanied him into Asia and who didn't do very well on this trip.

24 pages, full colour, soft bound, this is a Christmas to Pentecost story. Church school teachers who wish to stimulate historical and theological questions will find it a useful and enjoyable insight for themselves and their students.

Contents: the character of the donkey, birth of Jesus, purification in Jerusalem, flight into Egypt, Bar Mitzvah, Entry into Jerusalem, Death, New life, Hebrew characters introduced, real historical verisimilitude re temple construction, sacrifice, Herod family influence, and the towns of Galilee.

Illustrations: The wild donkey, the penned donkey, Tsame the narrator, the baby Jesus, the view of the temple, The Magi, The shepherds, journey from Jerusalem, bearing the cross, the crucifixion.

Unique and vivid illustrations bring the characters to life Christian Week – April 2004.
We liked the book a lot. It was a good book. A nine-year-old reader in Victoria.
Keep on reading. Tell more of the story. A solo 5 year old on a flight to Toronto.

ISBN 1-4120-0636-8;  Trafford catalogue number 03-1006.

Psalm 42

As a hart longs for flowing streams,
so longs my soul for thee, O God.

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When shall I come and behold the face of God?

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