Books Jesus Read

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Acknowledgments	XII
Introduction	1
Chapter 1: Spiritual Rebellion – Mattathias	15
Chapter 2: Hasmonean Holiness –Judas Maccabeus	37
Chapter 3: Spiritual Legacy – Jonathan,Simon, and John Hyrcanus	59
Chapter 4: Uncompromising Standards – Judith	81
Chapter 5: Suffering and Spirituality –Tobit and Sarah	107
Chapter 6: The Spirit of the Martyrs –2 Maccabees	131
Chapter 7: Spiritual Discernment – Daniel	151
Chapter 8: Spiritual Sages –Sirach and Solomon	169
Afterword	193
Soul Work and Soul Care: Learning Three Disciplines from the Apocrypha	201
Continuing the Conversation	210
Glossary and Pronunciation Guide of Names and Terms Found in the Apocrypha	211
For Further Reading	222
Map of Important Places: The World of the Apocrypha	224
A Letter to God’s Friends and Fellow Warriors On Why We Read the Sacred Roots Spiritual Classics Together	225
The Nicene Creed with Scriptural Support	241
From Before to Beyond Time: The Plan of God and Human History	245
About the Sacred Roots Project	249
Scripture Index	253

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