• The Damascus Way

  • By: Janette Oke
  • Narrated by: Susan Lyons
  • Length: 14 hrs
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (503 ratings)

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The Damascus Way

By: Janette Oke
Narrated by: Susan Lyons
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The fledgling church is being scattered by persecution. It is spearheaded by a fanatical young Pharisee who does not realize he is unwittingly aiding a divine mandate to spread the truth “unto the ends of the earth …”Young Julia has everything money can buy —except for acceptance by either Gentiles or Judeans in Tiberias. When she discovers the secret her beloved Greek father has kept all these years, she is devastated. Julia and her Hebrew mother are indeed less than second-class citizens. Her future is dark with clouds of uncertainty. Jacob, Abigail’s brother, is now a young man attempting to find his own place among the community of believers. Does it mean trading away the exhilaration and adventure of his current profession as a caravan guard? Hired by Julia’s father to protect a wealthy merchant’s caravans on the secretive “Frankincense Trail,” Jacob also reluctantly takes on the perilous responsibility of passing letters and messages between communities of believers now dispersed across the land. He is alarmed to discover that Julia, hardly more than a girl, is also a courier. Can their initial mistrust be put aside to accomplish their mission? An earthshaking encounter on the way to Damascus has repercussions far beyond the lives of Julia and Jacob.

©2011 Davis Bunn and Janette Oke (P)2011 Recorded Books, LLC

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Our Lord Lives

This is an amazing series! If you enjoy biblical fiction then you are in for a treat. This is the third book in the series, all good. Recommend reading in order. All three books take place in first century AD after the death and resurrection of Jesus. Well written and closely follows scripture.

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Best of the series!

This is the most action packed of the series and follows 4 main characters rather than 1-2 as previous books. Seeing Jacob's character development as a young man was great. I liked the way everything was wrapped up at the end but I'm sure some would think it was a little too "happily ever after". I wish the narrator had been the same as the previous two books. I thought she did a bit better job at differentiating between different characters' voices.

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Very well thought out and researched. Well done!

The reader has done a superb job of showing others the faith of the ancients. Good job. All who had any part of it

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Poor story, worse narration

I bought this because I read the first two in the series. Big disappointment.Susan Lyons, like too many narrators of religious fiction, seems to think she has to convey solemnity with every...single..sentence...just because the characters happen to be speaking about God or Jesus, This gets very tiresome. But tolerable if the story is good. This story is poor. Endless travel to and fro in caravans, with no discernable plot or character development. And often ridiculous dialogue, " Good to see you my fine daughter" kind of dialogue, from everyone - people do not talk like now, and did not then.

I gritted my teeth to finish. Had it been longer I would have bailed after 6 hours

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Bible come to life!

I loved that the Book of Acts comes to life through this series! I have recommended it to all my audible friends.

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Genuine, clean Christian writing

The storyline was great to follow, and I learned a lot about the Bible times and traditions, which help bring my Bible reading to life 

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the believers' total submission to the will of God.

I liked the pleasant voice of the reader who expreses so well the emotion and action of the story.

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Gave me a personal feeling.....
As if i was present
Discription of the lands ..mountains..
Very real feeling.



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WONDERFUL READ!!!!

The love of Christ!! I love the book very much. I love the fact that it didn’t have a lot of violence in it, but it showed the struggles and difficult lives, but their faith was strong.

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great to hear Christian fiction

story is great for pondering Scripture. to hear these truths thru some one else's point of view.
narrator did a good job single handed, but to me she was a bit monotone, my mind would wander and I often lost my place in the story line.

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