Books by John Mench

Paul was born in Tarsus about 4B.C.E. His father was a faithful Jew, a Roman, and a successful tent manufacturer. This book emphasizes three families and their relationship with birth, love, travel, religion, and death. The first family is that of Omar and his wife Ruth. They have four children, Aaron; their oldest son, his brother, Hezekiah, Yona the only daughter, and Paul, the youngest child. The second family is Zacharias, his wife Elizabeth, and son, John. The third family is that of Joseph and his wife Mary. They have a large family; Jesus was their first born, James, twins Salome and Thomas, Simon, and finally Judah. My story reveals how these three families were involved in the formation and dissemination of the Christian religion. It is a story loosely based on the stories of the Bible. My intent is to entertain you and hopefully stimulate your thought process, about Bible stories, by providing the human interactions concerning these three families.