Christine Anghie
The purpose for which the first story was written is to give younger readers a connection to a story written as a fable, while at the same time interwoven with biblical characters, events, and Christian tradition; young adults could read it as an allegory.The second story takes a lesser known biblical character and depicts his unlikely journey of Christian conversion culminating in his witnessing the historical crucifixion of St. Peter. It too has events and characters from the New Testament making it therefore a work of biblical fiction. The overarching theme of these stories is to have young people reconnect with the works and message of Jesus Christ, and the birth of Christianity.
