The Innkeeper's Son

By Ken Anderson

This author of over 70 Christian books tells the tale of a boy sent to his father's stable to sleep among the animals. Leaving the stable, he goes to his teacher's to ask for shelter. Walking out from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0972925694
• ISBN13: 9780972925693
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Baker Trittin Concepts
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Interesting Twist to a Familiar Story

Reviewed by Kelli Glesige for Reader Views (5/06) Most of us are familiar with the story of the birth of Jesus Christ and how three wise men followed a bright star in the sky to find the Christ Child lying in a manger in the city of Bethlehem. "The Innkeeper's Son" has taken this familiar story and reanalyzed the well-known parable. Author, Ken Anderson tells the story of Bal Nahor, owner of an inn in Bethlehem, his wife Atarah, and their young son, Elysmus. With a shortage of rooms in the city, Bal Nahor forces Elysmus to vacate his room so that the greedy Bal Nahor might use the abandoned room to overcharge a weary traveler to the city who has come for the counting of the people. Rather than sleep in the stable with the animals as his father suggests, Elysmus is told by Atarah to seek shelter with his respected rabbi teacher, Arphaxad. Elysmus decides to take his mother's advice to go and find the rabbi teacher when Elysmus is attracted to a strange bright star in the sky which seems to be coming from the stable on his father's property. He hopes to share his excitement with one so learned. While on his search for the rabbi teacher Arphaxad, Elysmus dodges danger in the motley crowd of party goers gathered in the town at the late night hour. What is so strange to Elysmus is that many of the townspeople think Elysmus is crazy when he speaks of the bright star he sees in the sky announcing the birth of the Messiah, for they do not see anything or hear the pleasing music. The revelers try to harm Elysmus and sell him as a slave. Almost everyone is insensitive to the bizarre happenings, even the respected teacher, Araphaxad. Elysmus is perplexed and confused. Only the shepherd, Zuar, sympathizes with Elysmus, seeing the Light and hearing the Song. "The Innkeeper's Son" is appropriate for any age reader. It is an interesting twist to the ever so familiar story many of us have heard from our very early years. Ken Anderson is a knowledgeable author and a pioneer of the Christian film industry. He has done an excellent job with the story he tells in "The Innkeeper's Son" Although short at only 96 pages, this book is well worth reading and seeing the familiar portrayed in a new light from an innocent child's perspective. Good job, Mr. Anderson!