First century Palestine is a hotbed of political, cultural and religious intrigue. Nazareth carpenter, Caleb ben Samson, and Roman Centurion Sestus Aurelius both want peace. Can the power of the cross and an unlikely partnership accomplish what nothing else has done? Caleb's friend, Yeshi may be the hidden key in a land longing for hope.In the Cross Maker, Jack Taylor weaves a tapestry of creative history, powerful characters, and dynamic dialogue to bring a shadowy world into life...

Winner of the “Word Guild Best New Manuscript Award 2021.”Join the exciting and perilous adventures of Nabonidus, the emperor’s champion gladiator, who finds Messiah Yeshua then returns to his homeland hoping to find his place in a world of great warriors. Set in first-century Persia in a chaotic flux of Orient and Occident, Nabonidus and his wife, Daphne, flee Ephesus to seek out Nabonidus’ roots but their lives are ripped apart. Caught between the Elamite rebels and Parthian Magi, will t...

Over twenty-five percent of marriages among today’s ministry leaders face significant struggle and strain. The demands and temptations of our public and private worlds often create a tension that pushes our love relationships to the breaking point. Through honest conversations with seven couples, Jack A. Taylor reveals five quagmires that can capture the souls of dedicated leaders.Areas like Identity, Attachment, Calling, Family, and Intimacy can seem straightforward until you’re s...

First-century Palestine is a hotbed of political, cultural, and religious intrigue. Caleb ben Samson, a carpenter from Nazareth, and Sestus Aurelius, a Roman centurion, both want peace. Can this unlikely partnership accomplish what nothing else has accomplished before? Can they bring about peace through the power of the cross? And what role will Caleb’s childhood friend Yeshi play in a land that longs for hope?In The Cross Maker, Jack Taylor weaves a tapestry of creative h...

The Temple of Jerusalem was recognized as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, but how did it rise out of the rubble of social chaos, international intrigue, family mutiny, and a passionate quest for the Messiah?How did two simple servants of Yahweh linger through bloodshed and traumatic leadership changes to remain standing when the day of the Messiah’s arrival finally came?In a place dedicated to sacrifice, there was one sacrifice no one expected. This is the un...

Passion, power, loyalty, and treachery. The choices of a few altered the fate of a kingdom and shaped the course of history.The Betrayal moves beyond the familiar account of the biblical story of David and Bathsheba to reveal the human hearts behind it. Told through the intertwined voices of Bathsheba and her grandfather, Ahithophel, King David’s trusted advisor, it draws readers into a world where private desires clash with public duty and where every decision carries a cost....

Pharaoh Hatshepsut is the story of a young Egyptian princess who found a Hebrew baby in a basket on the Nile. She claims Moses as her own and hides him in the palace harem. Only her maids and her faithful architect Senenmut know of their true bond.While raising Moses in secret, Hatshepsut struggles to fit into a world ruled by the gods and their priests. Her greatest hope is to bring Moses into the line of succession. When her husband dies, she becomes a powerful female pharaoh and...

Roman legions thunder across first-century Palestine, seeking to use the power of the cross to crush the lightning strikes of the zealots led by Barabbas. Behind the scenes, a secret squad of thespian assassins are being trained—and Titius Marcus Julianus is caught up in this silent whirlwind, conscripted to be the new guardian of the cross maker, Caleb ben Samson.Titius is fuelled by vengeance and love as he seeks to regain his stolen Roman estate and the young Jewish slave who on...

It all starts with a dare. Salome, a spirited young woman in Galilee, is perched in a tree and challenges Nathaniel, her smitten childhood friend, to climb onto a high branch after her. He falls and crushes a leg. Salome flees the scene in shock, abandoning Nathaniel.When Salome discovers her younger sister, Mariam (the Virgin Mary), is pregnant out of wedlock after their older sister, Rebekah, has been raped by Roman soldiers, she tries to raise the family’s reputation by marrying...

Ardeshir ben Nabonidus lives in the shadow of his father, an accomplished gladiator—indeed, the Roman emperor’s champion—who accumulated thirty kills to eventually become the undisputed prince of Persia. Struggling to find his identity in a world that overlooks him, young Ardeshir finds himself exiled on a trade mission to the far east, fueled by a single mantra that pushes him forward: “The Way is the way.”At the palace of the Han emperor, Ardeshir seems to have nothing but a comm...

Turning West concludes the adventures of Ardeshir ben Nabonidus after he, Prince of Persia, runs off with the Han Emperor's daughter. All Ardeshir wants is peace and truth while proving himself to his father. He completes his return home only to discover his farm in Persia has burned to the ground, his warrior-sister taken east, his gladiator-father kidnapped by murderous thugs heading west for Rome, and his young wife without shelter for their newborn son. Meanwhile, the Maji are...

Persian slaves who fight for their lives in gladiator arenas rarely rise to be anyone’s champion. But the wounded Nabonidus is soon wooed by two women—a priestess at the Temple of Artemis and a humble follower of Yeshua, Daphne. Soon he must learn the truth about himself—is he a missing Persian prince or simply an unwanted orphan?The arena claims whatever soul may venture there, and Demetrius, a silversmith, joins forces with a giant German giant gladiator, Selsus, to confront the ...