A Lineage of Grace is a series of five historical fiction
novellas
A novella is a narrative prose fiction whose length is shorter than most novels, but longer than most short stories. The English word ''novella'' derives from the Italian ''novella'' meaning a short story related to true (or apparently so) facts ...
written by the American author
Francine Rivers
Francine Sandra Rivers (born 1947) is an American author of fiction with Christian themes, including inspirational romance novels. Prior to becoming a born-again Christian in 1986, Rivers wrote historical romance novels. She is best known for ...
. Each novella details the story of a woman in the lineage of
Jesus Christ
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...
described in the New Testament -
Tamar,
Rahab
Rahab (; Arabic: راحاب, a vast space of a land) was, according to the Book of Joshua, a woman who lived in Jericho in the Promised Land and assisted the Israelites in capturing the city by hiding two men who had been sent to scout the city ...
,
Ruth
Ruth (or its variants) may refer to:
Places
France
* Château de Ruthie, castle in the commune of Aussurucq in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of France
Switzerland
* Ruth, a hamlet in Cologny
United States
* Ruth, Alabama
* Ruth, Ar ...
,
Bathsheba, and
Mary
Mary may refer to:
People
* Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name)
Religious contexts
* New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below
* Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...
. The book was released in 2002 by
Tyndale House Publishers
Tyndale House is a Christian publisher in Carol Stream, Illinois.
History
Tyndale was founded in 1962 by Kenneth N. Taylor in order to publish his paraphrase of the Epistles, which he had composed while commuting to work at Moody Press in C ...
.
[Rivers, Francine]
''A Lineage of Grace - Description''
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Retrieved on 13 May 2014 It has been published in hardcover, paperback, audio and e-book versions
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Retrieved on 23 May 2014 in several languages.
[Rivers, Francine]
''A Lineage of Grace - International Editions''
Retrieved on 23 May 2014
Awards
It won the Retailer's Choice Award in 2009.
[''Retailer's Choice Award winners''](_blank)
Retrieved on 25 May 2014
References
External links
Francine Rivers Official Website
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2002 American novels
American historical novels
American Christian novels
Cultural depictions of Bathsheba