Jerusalem's Queen: A Novel of Salome Alexandra (2018 Hunt), novel

Jerusalem's Queen: A Novel of Salome Alexandra (2018) is a novel by Angela Hunt.

Abstract

"Born in the small village of Modein, a town made famous by the warrior Maccabees, Salome Alexandra knows better than to harbor grand dreams for her future. She pales in comparison to her beautiful older sister, and though she learns to read at an early age, girls are not valued for their intellectual ability. But when her father and sister are killed, John Hyrcanus, a distant relative, invites Salome and her mother to live with his family in Jerusalem, where her thirst for knowledge is noticed and indulged ... After her father and sister are killed, Salome and her mother move to Jerusalem. When a relative betroths Salome to a pagan prince half her age, she questions God's plan. When she finds herself crowned queen of Judea, she learns that a woman committed to God can change the world."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House, 2018.