Before They Awaken

In the sequel to King David's Lost Crown, Mahlir's two year old son and heir to the crown of Israel's northern kingdom, lies dead, assassinated, the victim of political rivalry. But there is hope. There is a man who is rumored to have the ability to raise up the dead, and he is Jerusalem for the Passover celebration. It's the hope of the impossible. Because this man, this mysterious sorcerer, worker of the miraculous whom some are beginning to call the Messiah, would have to first raise himself from the dead, for unbeknownst to Mahlir, he has been executed, nailed to a cross, a method of death reserved for the most heinous of criminals.

In the sequel to King David's Lost Crown, Mahlir is given a note by a stranger disclosing that his two-year-old son is the blood offspring of King Philip of the northern regions. It is a revelation that marks the child for assassination, because he is the unwelcome heir to a crown that would otherwise belong to King Philip's younger brother, King Antipas of Galilee. There is hope, however, even though the child lies dead. There is a man who is rumored to have the ability to raise up the dead, and he is in Jerusalem for Passover. But there is only one way that can happen now. It is the way of the impossible. Because this man, this mysterious sorcerer, worker of the miraculous whom some are beginning to call the Messiah, would have to first raise himself from the dead, for unbeknownst to Mahlir, he has been executed, nailed to a cross, a method of death reserved for the most heinous of criminals.

Robert S. Wright has been a student of history and comparative religion all his life, beginning with his years at the University of Idaho in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Philosophy and Comparative Religion. It was there that he discovered that theology and science do not necessarily conflict with one another, if viewed through the proper lens. His research over the years has been exhaustive, and has included religious texts from modern to ancient, from Biblical to Far Eastern. Over the years he has been a church youth group leader, a ski racer, and a journalist and newscaster, in a career that has spanned over five decades. He is currently a real estate broker and investor in Seattle and a private pilot.