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Sandals in the Dust

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I HAVE ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT HAPPENS TO THE 12 APOSTLES AFTER READING THE NEW TESTAMENT, SANDALS IN THE DUST ANSWERS ALL THOSE QUESTIONS AND MORE. I LEARNED THINGS ABOUT THE BIBLE AND THESE MEN THAT I NEVER EVEN SUSPECTED. I ESPECIALLY ENJOYED LEARNING ABOUT JOHN AS A BOY AND HIS LOVE FOR HIS COUSIN JESUS, KNOWING THAT EXPLAINS A LOT!! I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER READ THIER BIBLES AND WANTED TO KNOW MORE!!!

AS A CHRISTIAN WHO HAS READ THE BIBLE ALL MY LIFE, NEVER BEFORE HAS SUCH DETAILS ABOUT THE TWELVE APOSTLES BEEN AVAILABLE IN ONE VOLUME BEFORE. I ESPECIALLY LIKED THE STORY OF MATTHIAS BEING THE SHEPHERD WHO VISITED BABY JESUS ON THAT HOLY NIGHT. EVERY CHRISTIAN HOME SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF THIS BOOK.

Most books written about the 12 Apostles either don't really tell you anything, or use so much religious jargon, that they are really hard to read. This book just comes to life right off the page. I never knew that Judas Iscariot was so evil and that the Apostle John was just boy when He first followed Christ, it really brought the New Testament alive for me. I read this book in one sitting and would recommend it to anyone. This is a must read for every Christian

NEVER BEFORE IN ONE BOOK HAVE I SO EASILY HAD THE LIVES AND RELATIONSHIPS OF THE 12 APOSTLES EXPLAINED TO ME. THE BOOK IS COMPACT AND FITS INTO MY BIBLE CASE FOR EASY REFERENCE. THE NEW TESTAMENT GOSPELS COME ALIVE WHEN YOU ACTUALLY KNOW WHO THE PLAYERS ARE. THIS IS A MUST READ FOR EVERY CHRISTIAN AND FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO UNDERSTAND THEIR BIBLE BETTER.

I AM NOT A RELIGIOUS PERSON AND HAVE NEVER REALLY BEEN TO CHURCH MUCH, BUT I LOVE HISTORY AND THIS BOOK IS THE BEST HISTORICAL LOOK SOCIALLY AND CATEGORICALLY I HAVE EVER READ. MAKES ME WANT TO READ MY BIBLE. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO KNOW HOW 12 MEN CHANGED THIS WORLD FOREVER!

Mark Rosson's writing style is wonderful and the stories were just marvelous to read. Oh, how I enjoyed reading about each and every one of the apostles. My heart was stirred so to think I got a little more insight into each of these great men who followed our Lord and Saviour.

I feel everything Mark told, he tried to explain that it was legend, theory or written accounts and that made it so easy to read. After all he had twenty years of research that went into this book.

I would encourage anyone to read this very special book to help in their spiritual growth.

I'm looking forward to reading more books by this wonderful writer and theologian.

Sandals in the Dust by M. E. Rosson

Sandals in the Dust is unique among many books I have read. M. E. Rosson has gleaned facts from such historians as Josephus or Jerome, and used ancient writings and legends to put together details of the life and characters of each of a group of men chosen by Christ to take his gospel of love for mankind over the four corners of the then known world. This makes for a remarkable and very rare book.

Did you know, for example, that James Ben Alpheus looked so much like Jesus that Judas would have to give him a "kiss" to distinguish the two in the Garden of Gethsemene?

This is the type of research that makes this one of the most fascinating collections of "biographies" I have ever read.

Of course, we may wonder at some of it. Is every detail true? Is it an accurate portrayal of these apostles, inspired by God, or is there some fiction in it? We won't really know; nevertheless, this is a valid piece of research that seeks to show who the apostles were, what they were really like and how Christ motivated, inspired, guided and molded ordinary men who, through the action of the Holy Spirit would become the carriers of his message of salvation to a world that needed it as badly then as it does now.

Don't miss reading this one.

Joyce Ann Edmondson
The Listening Tree
In the Arms of the Shepherd
Falling Petals

I WOULD HAVE HAD TO BUY AND READ OVER 30 DIFFERENT BOOKS TO FIND THE SOURCE MATERIAL FOR THE 12 APOSTLES THAT IS IN THIS BOOK. A GREAT READ AND EVERY CHRISTIAN SHOULD HAVE ONE. THIS BOOK DOES NOT TRY TO ADD TO THE BIBLE, BUT GIVES US HISTORICAL INFORMATION THAT MAKES OUR BIBLES COME ALIVE!