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Really nice, Stephen! Curious what culture "Abba" and "Emah" is from?

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Thanks Thomas! They’re both Aramaic terms that would have been spoken by Jews in 1st century Judea.

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Very brave, very penetrating!

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Thanks Frank! Thanks for reading.

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Wow. I like it especially the subtle name difference. Remind me of The Chosen.

I read somewhere that Jesus was probably more likely a stone mason after Joseph’s death.

I wrote story about Jesus going to work with his dad for the first time and Mary worrying about parenting. My very well meaning, Catholic mother-in-law did not appreciate the mention of Jesus brothers and sisters in my fiction. She explained that Catholic tradition hold that Mary was ever-virginal. Did you catch any flack for that?

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