The Hadassah Covenant

by Mark Andrew Olsen and Tommy Tenney

Book Overview

Hadassah is the wife of Israel's Prime Minister. The inner pain she feels as her beloved land and people are terrorized by political strife and bombings is made even more personal as her own father comes under attack. Her life mirrors that of another Hadassah - the Biblical Queen Esther.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764203371
• ISBN13: 9780764203374
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Length: 349 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

The Hadassah Covenant

I received this very quickly and in very good condition. It was a birthday present for my wife, so I haven't read it,......yet. I'll wait until she has had a chance to read it first.

The Hadassah Covenant

I am thrilled that Tommy Tenny wrote The Hadassah Covenant. I enjoyed reading Hadassah and I wanted more. I wanted to know what happened to Hadassah (Esther) after she left her position as Queen, what was her destiny? She was a powerful women of the Bible. Yes, The Hadassah Covenant is fiction, but it gave me closeture and satisfied by soul. I loved reading about what might have happened, because we do not know what misfortune could befall the people of that time period. I am so glad you wrote this book. Thank you Tommy.

a great read

I enjoyed this book - a real pageturner! Remember, this is historical fiction - NOT the Bible! Tenney did a great job though with the actual historical content.

My wife loved it.

I bought this for a gift to my wife. She couldn't put it down and just sent it to her best friend. Rev. Tommy Tenney is one of our favorites.

intriguing follow-up to Esther's biblical tale

In Susa, Persia, Queen Regent Esther, the "Hadassah", knows she is in trouble though her spouse King Artaxerxes has sat on the throne for two decades. The Queen Mother Amestris has returned to cause trouble and Commander Megabyzos secretly leads the rebellion. Concern in the empire over the Jews led by Nehemiah returning and rebuilding Jerusalem worry the Persians. Esther's apprehensions turn true when her husband is murdered. The new monarch must select a new queen. Esther's "sister in spirit" Leah feels she is heir apparent, but is stunned that the monarch clearly hates Jews; upon seeing the Star of David selects someone else as his is chosen one; Leah is relegated to the harem. In modern times, the present Hadassah, the wife of the Israeli prime minister is stunned when her beloved "Poppa" is assassinated. Before he dies Kesselman tells his daughter that she must find the ancient documents that speak the truth of what happened in Persia to stop terrorists from killing Jews living incognito in Iraq. After sitting Shiva for eight days, she begins her quest. This is an intriguing follow-up to the superb HADASSAH: ONE NIGHT WITH THE KING though too much has to be accepted as gospel this time around. Following up on what happens in Persia after Esther becomes the queen is cleverly handled so that the audience can sense the political uproar especially when Artaxerxes dies. The modern story line has it own intrigue, but plotted to enhance the past yet comes across disruptive of the follow up to Esther. Still this is a fine ancient biblical fiction novel that will please sub-genre fans. Harriet Klausner