The Handmaid and the Carpenter, (Paperback)

from mrstreme

In her The Handmaid and the Carpenter, Elizabeth Berg offers a different perspective into the betrothal and marriage of Joseph and Mary. I often pictured this Biblical couple as accepting of their situation, embracing the miracle that was bestowed upon them. In this book, Berg presents a slightly...

from ELEkstrom

Using the opening chapters of the Gospel of Luke for its basis, Berg's "The Handmaid and the Carpenter" brings a traditional, yet different story of Mary and Joseph. Mary and Joseph are teenagers from the same village of Nazareth and have a physical attraction to one another and are as different ...

from HippieLunatic

In the holiday season, I love reading Christmas stories, and this one fit well into this category. The Handmaid and the Carpenter is an account of Mary and Joseph and the trials that they endure surrounding the birth of Jesus. While it was not an incredibly strong book, I do think that it added a...

from CarmenMilligan

This was a good book. At first, I was a little iffy on the doctrine. After all, if you are going to write about Christ, the least you can do is study and stay true to the Bible. However, it turned out to be a nice telling of the Christmas story and made Mary and Joseph seem very real. Unlike the ...

from BookConcierge

Book on CD read by the authorBerg explores the story-behind-the-story, transporting us to Nazareth to reimagine the birth of Christ. Starting five years before the birth of Jesus, the novel focuses on the young couple - Mary and Joseph - and how they react to extraordinary events. I was most touc...