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While attending fall semester classes in 1988 at Covenant Christian College in Memphis, Tennessee, Stella has six lucid dreams of the biblical King David so vivid that she considers them to be prophecy. Thirty-three years later, her former professor, Dr. David Aaronson, a self-described Jewish wanderer, discovers ancient human remains and six inscribed limestone tablets dedicated to a mysterious woman, both scattered in Qumran's cave fifty-three. His translation of the already known but unverified Psalm 151 confirms Stella's visions and place in the miraculous prophecy.
Dr. Aaronson's announcement of the psalm's English translation falls on the thirty-third anniversary of when Stella first met him. Both feel a romantic attraction at their first meeting and throughout Aaronson's Hebrew poetry class, but neither acknowledge their feelings until they meet again in Israel to explore the 2021 translation's revelation of a seventh tablet to be discovered by the "Star of the Sea." Crowning the prophecy is the miraculous birth of a girl child nine months after the marriage of David and Stella, the union of Judaism and Christianity, and a divine presence to guide all nations.
What if the second coming of Christ is as unconventional as the birth of Jesus in a humble stable in Bethlehem? This unique Judeo-Christian historical novel (and archeological adventure) traverses the millennia between 1988 and 1000 BCE. Stella Maris, whose name in Latin means "Star of the Sea" (an oft-used term in the Catholic church to describe Mary, the mother of Jesus), is the intriguing protagonist in a first-person narrative so compelling that it reads like an inspirational memoir. Rich with historical facts and biblical drama brought to life by this seasoned pastor-author, this tale holds appeal for a wide audience of spiritual seekers and romantic adventurers alike.
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