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The five children of The Last Week sit together on worn stone steps in Jerusalem at dusk, each caught in a private moment before Holy Week

Children of the Gospels · Book 2

Children of the Gospels · Book 2

Courage & Sacrifice

Five Stories of the Last Week

Walk through Holy Week with five children who witness courage, sorrow, and the hope of Easter.

Ages 6–10 · Five illustrated stories · Paperback

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By Nathaniel Shepherd · Steadfast Joy Press

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From Chapter One: The Boy Who Stayed

Benjamin was not supposed to be there.

“Set out the cups. Carry the water jars. Then go,” his mother had said.

He had done all of it.

Then he heard the voice.

The five stories
  1. The Boy Who Stayed
  2. What She Heard in the Garden
  3. The Women Who Didn't Leave
  4. The Curtain
  5. The Stranger on the Road
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