02313cam a2200349 4500 577820954 TxAuBib 20220712120000.0 100910s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2010037076 9780764205583 hardcover : alk. paper 0764205587 hardcover : alk. paper 9780764208669 pbk. : alk. paper 0764208667 pbk. : alk. paper 9781611293012 1611293014 TxAuBib Bunn, T. Davis, 1952- The Damascus way / Davis Bunn & Janette Oke. Minneapolis, Minn : Bethany House, 2011. 426 p. : map ; 22 cm. Acts of faith ; 3 In this riveting drama of the early church, Jacob, a young caravan guard, delivers messages among the new followers as he learns what it means to be a Christian--and to love and trust the young Greek girl who is neither accepted by the Jews or the Gentiles. Julia has everything money can buy...except for acceptance by either the Gentiles or the Jews. Her Greek father already has a wife and family, leaving Julia and her Hebrew mother second-class citizens. But when they are introduced to followers of the Way, they become part of that community of believers. Abigail's brother, Jacob, now a young man, is attempting to discover his own place as a Christian. He is concerned that being more serious about his faith means trading away the exhilaration of his current profession as a caravan guard. Hired by Julia's father to protect the wealthy merchant's caravans on the secretive "Frankincense Trail"--undercover transport of this highly valuable commodity--Jacob also passes letters and messages between various communities of believers. He is alarmed to find out that Julia, hardly more than a girl, is also a messenger. Can their immediate mistrust be put aside to finally bring their hearts together? 20220712. Bible New Testament History of Biblical events Fiction. Bible fiction. Christian fiction. Oke, Janette, 1935- Acts of faith ; 3. TXALB