The Book Of Longings : Sue Monk Kidd
I love fictional takes on Biblical stories because they allow women to come to the fore–something that almost never happened in my childhood church education. This imagining of the life Jesus’ wife will get you thinking about the possible domestic life of Jesus the man–as well as the type of woman he may have married. There is no proof that Jesus ever married, but also none that he didn’t, and Kidd’s case is compelling.
Also try The Red Tent for another female-centered Biblical novel. They’ll both have you noticing the stories NOT told in the Bible.
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