Fully Human: The Story of a Man Called Yeshua

Fully Human: The Story of a Man Called Yeshua

As most of you know, I have been writing a novel that depicts the “human” side of Yeshua (a.k.a. Jesus.) I began writing it in 2013. It is now in its final draft, and will, in February, go into final copy editing and publication.

Mark Goodson, one of the members of the Hyattsville Writers Group I attend weekly suggested that there is an expression “fully human, fully divine,” that serves as a description of Yeshua in the Christian faith.

And so, since I am focusing on the human side of this incredible man, I chose the following for my book title:

Fully Human: The Story of a Man Called Yeshua

Thank you, Mark.

Robert Kapler, the founding member of the writers group, suggested that the author should not write the “back copy” of the book, but rather let someone else who has read the book come up with it. He has been reading chapter after chapter, and came up with the following for the back copy. It’s called the back copy, because it is what appears on the back of the book to give the reader a description of what the book will be about. Here is what he came up with:

There is the popular image of Jesus, and then there is Yeshua, the very human child prodigy who leaves his home in Israel to embark on a journey of enlightenment to India before fulfilling his destiny as a prophet and, for many, the savior of man. Based on scholarly research and a fresh interpretation of historic fact, Fully Human: The Story of a Man Called Yeshua presents an alternative history of Jesus, one that renders him in flesh and blood, someone both more worldly and mystical than the figure recounted in Biblical stories. This imagining of Yeshua’s lost years shows a child becoming a man with the full range of human emotions but also profound insights and powers.

An 11-year-old living in the city of Nazareth exhibits an uncanny understanding of scripture which exceeds that of most adults. Though his stepfather wants him to follow in his footsteps into the carpentry trade, the boy rebels and prepares to begin his Rabbinical studies. His gifts and strange manner make him the butt of taunts and bullying by other children, but a local Rabbi has a hunch that he might be a prophet.

When Yeshua’s mother tells him the story of his true origins, Yeshua sets off on a path of self-discovery. During a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, he and a friend are met by a mysterious warrior from India, who speaks of a vision his master, a famous Indian sage named Patanjali, has had about someone very much like Yeshua.

Yeshua travels to India to study Yoga, Brahmanism, and Buddhism, as well as a healing science practiced in India called Ayurveda. He does not see home for 17 years. When he returns, he finds that dark forces have been trying to destroy his family. A struggle ensues that will ultimately forge how history remembers and reveres this humble holy man.

Read  Fully Human: The Story of a Man Called Yeshua and experience a revelation of truth and love.

Thanks, Bob. I’m going to keep that one!

Yet another of my Writer’s Group members is Larry Paulson. His full time day job is an editor. He has endured over a year of my incorrect usage and overuse of semicolons, and is to be commended for keeping his temper. He was my perfect choice to do the copy editing, and has agreed to do it. Thank you, Larry.

Two other members, both published authors, John Bancroft (author of Auto Flick,) and Chris Brophy (who has written several books and plays,) have been invaluable in their comments and suggestions.

I hope that once it is published, many of you will purchase it and see for yourselves what has so captivated me about this man. I would love to share it with you.