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The Love, Loyalty and Sacrifice of the Women of Palestine 
  

 Jesus did not die alone. He died in the company of women, and in the presence of John’s silence. In his fourth acclaimed historical novel, The Silence of John, (ISBN 1-57174-410-X, fiction, trade cloth) D. S. Lliteras describes in vivid detail how this silence of one brother disciple resounds more loudly than all the lamentations of sister disciples, who loved and followed and took care of Jesus, before and after his death. The power of this silence demonstrates, and reinforces, the cultural exclusion of women: their contribution to a new religious spirit, their loving support during his life, their heartfelt presence at his crucifixion, their tender care after his death, and their believing witness after his resurrection.

Through the women of Palestine, Lliteras brings to life the love and the sorrow, the loyalty and the sacrifice of sister disciples, who were present before, during, and after Jesus’ crucifixion on Golgatha, and who still claim that presence to this day.

March 2005, Fiction • ISBN 1-57174-410-X • Trade cloth • $19.95