Holding Heaven

By Jerry B. Jenkins

Book Overview

Storyteller Jerry B. Jenkins and biblical artist Ron DiCianni transport you to the hardscrabble Middle East of the first century where you eavesdrop on interaction between a father and a son so profound that it will forever change how you view the Incarnation.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159145218X
• ISBN13: 9781591452188
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Integrity Pub
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.8" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

heart touching

If you want to feel as though you are holding baby Jesus, this book is for you. This book introduces the reader to a real Mary and Joseph.

"Holding Heaven" by Jerry B. Jenkins

"Holding Heaven" is an absolutely stuning book AND now CD. It puts the 'REAL REASON FOR THE SEASON' back into Christmas. I have refused to "Buy into" all the commercialism & secularism of this Christmastide this year and plan on doing it until whenever. It's a wonderful father-son and son-father outlook that cannot be denied. It's marvelous.

Holding Heaven

I knew about this book before ordering and was delighted to find it at a reasonable price. Very satisfied with shipping, timing, and condition. Thank you.

Both parents and children will enjoy this rendition of the Christmas story

Holding Heaven, written by Jerry Jenkins and illustrated by Ron Dicianni, is the story of Jesus told by His earthly father, Joseph. It is a beautifully illustrated novella that would make a great Christmas present. We don't know much about Joseph from the Scriptures, but we do know he must have been a very special man to be given the responsibility of raising God's Son. This novella shows us the wonder, but also the love that Joseph had for Jesus. Imagine having your son born in a stable. Imagine having smelly shepherds actually find your family in that stable. Imagine a poor family being visited and gifted by wealthy men from a far country. And imagine being visited four times by an angel to direct you as to where you should live. Jenkins primarily uses Scripture interwoven with dialogue to make the story flow. DiCianni, famous for his artwork with spiritual warfare themes, provides dramatic paintings for illustration. Both parents and children will enjoy this rendition of the Christmas story. -- Linda Demorest, Christian Book Previews.com

superb tour-de-force

A father sits up with his son late one night so the mother can get some rest and thirty years later that same son is staying with his dying father. These two men are extraordinary people because they are Joseph and Mary's son Jesus. As a baby, Jesus had two types of crying, one when he is hungry and thirsty or needs changing and one that sounds like he is crying for mankind. It is an eerie sound but Joseph knows why Jesus is crying and accepts that he weeps for a sin-filled world. When Joseph is dying, he asks Jesus what is to become of him and he shows his earthly father what his heavenly father wants him to do. He will do it knowing that he will be betrayed. Joseph's hearts breaks when he learns this because he knows he will not be there to give his son his strength. The love between Joseph and Jesus is so palpable that readers can feel it and the bond they share is that of an ordinary father and son even though Joseph knows Jesus is part Divine, sent by the one true God to save mankind. It is a beautiful story, one that will bring tears to the readers for Joseph's dying lament as much as for Christ's future suffering. This is very different than the Left Behind series but it is also a tour-de-force. Harriet Klausner