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White Fire: Angels Flying from Holy Letters    by Mitchell Chefitz
Price: $2.99 USD. 15860 words. Published on October 29, 2009. .

Allison, blocked from realizing her stories, visits her mentor Reuben, who takes her to his synagogue, opens a Torah scroll, and begins to read not from the Hebrew letters, but from the white space. "The Torah is written in letters of black fire on a background of white fire," he says. Within the stories he brings from the white fire she discovers the secrets needed to unlock her own stories.
Queering the Text: Biblical, Medieval and Modern Jewish Stories    by Andrew Ramer
Price: $7.99 USD. 47060 words. Published by Lethe Press  on July 31, 2010. .

Andrew Ramer’s new book, Queering the Text: Biblical, Medieval, and Modern Jewish Stories, grapples with traditional midrashim, plays with homoerotic love poems from medieval Spain, and envisions alternate versions of the present. Inspired by the pioneering work of Jewish feminists, working with the narrative tools of the rabbis of old, Ramer has crafted stories that anchor LGBT lives.
The Tell Tale Handbook    by Robert Bela Wilhelm
Price: $9.99 USD. 49510 words. Published on January 24, 2011. .

A detailed exploration of the spirituality and technique of the art of sacred storytelling. Written by the founder of the School of Sacred Storytelling, Dr. Robert Bela Wilhelm, as a handbook for the apprentices enrolled in the School. It is a broadly ecumenical and interreligious book. The author is also a painter of sacred icons, a lecturer, and a performing storyteller.
The Gospels' Veiled Agenda- Revolution, Priesthood & The Holy Grail    by Harry Freedman
Price: $2.99 USD. 56420 words. Published on November 18, 2011. .

The legend of the Holy Grail has captured the imagination of millions of people for hundreds of years. It has been sought in the most unlikely places. But like all good mysteries, we only solve it when we look in the most obvious hiding place. The only thing we know for sure is that the grail is connected to Jesus. So why not look for it it the books that tell us about Jesus- in the Gospels?
Jewish Legends, Lore and Lullabies From The Treasure Trove Of Hebrew Tales    by Eti Shani
Price: $3.99 USD. 5770 words. Published by learnoutlive on February 16, 2012. .

a short collection of various Jewish legends, stories and more
Characters Welcome: Old Testament Edition    by Todd Farnsworth
Price: $3.99 USD. 15750 words. Published on April 27, 2013. .

What does a bed warmer, a beauty contest, and a game show called "Outta Time" have to do with the Bible? In Characters Welcome: Old Testament Edition, everything! Characters Welcome is a collection of 10 mini plays that can be used for Summer sermons, Bible studies, or just plain fun. Each script includes a prop list and questions to consider, so imagining your way to a production is easy.
Lilith's Redemption    by Gideon Hodge
Price: $9.99 USD. 70500 words. Published on May 19, 2013. .

The first epic saga of the tale of history's first woman, Lilith. An ancient legend spanning back to the beginning of time, before there was Adam and Eve, there was Adam and Lilith. Lilith has lived a life of rebellion and chaos, birthing a race of half-demons known as the Lilim. Lilith's human avatar, Laylah Rodriguez must hunt these wayward demons to restore balance with Heaven and Earth