When I discovered that Jill Eileen Smith had a book releasing that focused on Mary Magdelene I was quite intrigued. I've read a couple of her other books and have really enjoyed how she brought biblical times and characters to life. With Dawn of Grace she did it again. Only this time, the story was from the New Testament.
We get to see Mary Magdelene as a child and then a young adult before she joins Jesus' followers. I felt the author did a great job showing how Mary may have become possessed by seven demons, what her life could have been like while possessed, and how she felt when Jesus freed her. The reader journeys along with her as she travels with Jesus and his disciples and all the other people who follow him seeking healing and other miracles.
I like the way the author showed how Mary and the other women could have been helping financially and what it may have looked like to follow Him from town to town, listening to His teaching and experience His miracles. In addition to the words Jesus speaks in the Bible, the author has also included conversations He may have had with his followers. At one point I think this would have bothered me as it isn't exactly from the Bible. However, I don't feel what was added contradicts anything that Jesus is recorded as saying. I like thinking of how He might have interacted with His followers aside from what we read in Scripture.
Dawn of Grace is a wonderful book and one I highly recommend. I think it would be a great read leading up to Resurrection Sunday.
I received an e-copy of this book through NetGalley and was not required to write a favorable review. These are my own honest thoughts.
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