num_pages: 450
description: Winner, 2004 Logos Bookstore Award for FictionGo back in time to first-century Jerusalem. It's a dark time in the world's holiest and most turbulent city. Walk with Peniel, the blind beggar who longs for rescue from his suffering. Peek into the lives of Susannah and Manaen, two lovers separated by overwhelming odds. And meet an unusual healer, who ignites a spark of controversy in the fire of hatred, deceit, and betrayal that is always burning in this ancient city. This first book in the A.D. Chronicles series will bring you face-to-face with the man called Yeshua.
language: English
title: First Light
titlecomplete: First Light (A.D. Chronicles, #1)
characters: Zadok, Penial, Manaen, Yeshua, Susanna
genres: Biblical Fiction, Historical, Inspirational, Adult, Religion, Christian Fiction, Faith, Christian, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 3438
places: Jerusalem
series: A.D. Chronicles
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Christy Award
category: Historical
publisher: Tyndale House Publishers