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Click & Get Online or they have transposed what they have read as actual fact. “If you are able to send readers back to the Word, this time with an appreciation of the events recorded in history, it can take the reader from skimming through the Bible as a linear timeline of events and deliver the rich and vibrant culture of the times. In this way, you can explore with the reader why the person may have made the decision they did.
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ome of my most defining God has bigger plans for you than you moments have come from could possibly imagine. This trial won't personal parallels in fiction. last forever. Good always wins.” Somehow when you are engrossed in someone else's MAINTAINING TRUTH IN BIBLICAL journey, you lower your defenses and FICTION suddenly you are met with your own “I cannot emphasize enough how imstrengths and shortcomings. You see what portant it is to stick to the facts in the works for the character and what doesn't. Bible. So many readers are not inclined to read historical fiction set in Biblical “And then God can change you. Your times because they’ve read some Biblical 'mess' can turn into a message. You see fiction that deviates from the scriptures,
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“Always treat the Bible with utmost respect. The readers will know if you haven’t.” ABOUT NAOMI Naomi Craig is an author of Biblical fiction, avid reader, and pastor’s wife. She loves reading the Bible and imagining how things were at the time. When she’s not serving in various areas at church, trying to stay on top of mountains of dishes, or convincing her rescue dog, Freeway, to be cute on command for Instagram reels, you’ll most likely find her enjoying a good book and a cup of coffee. Naomi co-hosts Behind the Story, an author interview show on YouTube and your podcast platform of choice.
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