Move over Peretti! There is a new bestseller on the horizon. The Shiloh Project shows that the lessons from the Bible are still true. An exciting story! I especially like the time spent with Daniel and Jesus. Excellent, satisfying ending! What a wonderful book! I have just one question -- when do I get to read the sequel?
I must confess that I am not normally a great fan of Christian fiction. In the past I have found the plots to be contrived in order to bring home the message. Not so with The Shiloh Project. It stands up as a first-rate novel on its own. The Christian message it brings is a bonus which is well integrated into the plot. I found The Shiloh Project exciting, humorous, and moving. As a Christian with a science background, I was especially impressed by the unique blend of math and history. Beaucage’s knowledge in both areas was apparent and added to the believability of the book.
The Shiloh Project is hard to put down. The combination of math, science, and the Bible brought great excitement to my soul. It’s an adventure that will keep the attention of anyone who loves to read. I recommend it!
Prior to reading The Shiloh Project, the only other best seller I had read in the last year or two has been the Bible. At the risk of losing considerable sleep, I felt compelled to finish this book, which I did in three nights. The use of Biblical themes, settings, and characters is accurate and thought-provoking. The characters are believable and developed delightfully and tastefully. As I raced through time with Mel, Ruth, and Chazz in a fast-paced adventure, I watched Mel transformed from a blaspheming agnostic Jew to a Believer. The love story between Mel and Ruth was heartwarming, but the love story between Mel and his maker was soulwarming.
The Shiloh Project is a joy to read! It takes one in fictional time travel into places of danger, with a growing awareness of God’s spiritual presence and guiding love. It’s hard to get up early when you’ve stayed up late captivated by this unfolding mystery.
The spiritual message of The Shiloh Project came in such an unexpected way that it had great impact on me. I was taken on a spiritual journey that was highly believable, in which a man of the world becomes a new man in Christ. The book was such a blessing to me that I bought extra copies for friends and for my church library.
David Beaucage’s writing reminded me of a favorite Sunday school teacher
who could take a flat story from a thin page and make it three-dimensional....
Reading this novel taught me about ancient plumbing, desert caravans, wondrous
architecture, and Bible characters that are more than just a name on a
time line.
I was so glad to see my own feelings in writing about war and sacrifice
and the killing of the innocents. I was seeing Mary and Joseph as scripture-quoting
parents for the first time....
I could readily believe in The Shiloh Project.
And if an “agnostic Israeli” can witness “miracles, fulfillment of prophecy,
dreams and answers to prayer,” surely we can see and know the truth of
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