Rehearsal

by J. Robert Parkinson

Overview

What happened to Jesus during the "silent years"?

While we can never know for certain, Rehearsal follows the young Jesus through fictional, but very plausible, events as he builds a table—that will later be used for the last supper—and then transports it from Nazareth to Jerusalem, dealing with many obstacles. Travel with him and his friends as they fend off antagonists hired by a jealous local carpenter, fight a raging river, and struggle to get their precious cargo to its destination safely.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940163162055
Publisher:	Black Opal Books
Publication date:	09/03/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	251 KB

About the Author

J. Robert Parkinson has served as a communications consultant and coach for numerous Fortune 500 companies working successfully at all levels of corporate, government, and academic institutions from CEO’s to new hires. In addition, he has taught more than 1750 communication related programs for clients in the U.S. and internationally and consulted and conducted research in South America, Africa, and Australia.

He earned a Ph.D. degree from Syracuse University. His other degrees are: MA in Management and Supervision, and BA in English and Biology from Montclair State University (NJ). Writing extensively for publication, he has had 9 books published in the U.S. One of his books, How To Get People To Do Things Your Way, has been translated into eight languages. His most recent books, Becoming a Successful Manager, Executive Briefings & Presentations, and How to Get Others To Do What You Want Them To Do, are available on Amazon.com and in major book stores.

For two years he wrote a weekly newspaper column, “Business Speak” for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in Milwaukee, WI, and for the past five years he has been writing a similar column titled, “Show and Tell” for the Sarasota [FL] Herald-Tribune. He served as host of For Your Consideration, an award-winning weekly radio program in Chicago. He hosted a similar television series, The Learning Curve, and co-anchored North Shore TV News. In addition, he has written, produced, and hosted television programs for CBS, NBC, and independent productions.

After serving on active duty in the U.S. Army, Parkinson began his professional career as a high school English teacher. Later he was appointed to positions as a principal and in central office administration.

Professional positions include: Faculty and Director of School of Speech Intern Program, Northwestern University; Director of Research, Governor’s Office, Springfield, IL; Director of Research, Bell& Howell Co., Chicago, IL; Director of Research, Supermarket Institute, Chicago, IL (now Food Marketing Institute, Washington, D.C.); Associate Dean/Teacher Education, National Louis University, Evanston, IL; Dean, Center for Research, National Louis University, Evanston, IL

Parkinson lives with his wife, Eileen, in Sarasota, Florida.

Editorial Reviews

There are a number of events that could well be a prelude to things that the bible tells us happen later in Jesus's life. I thought the story was cute, realistic, and entertaining. Rehearsal is short, so it's easy to read in one sitting, and it would make a wonderful story to help children and adolescents develop a more personal and intimate understanding of Jesus as a man.

http://www.blackopalbooks.com - Taylor Jones

The tale, though short, is plausible, interesting, clever, and heart-warming. Parkinson includes events in Rehearsal that foreshadow many of the things which actually happened in Jesus's later life, and I thought it interesting that his friends were named Peter, Philip, Thomas, Matthew, James, and John. It's a heart-warming and inspiring story that should appeal to young and old alike.

http://www.blackopalbooks.com - Regan Murphy