Ben Chenoweth


Biography

Ben lives in Melbourne, Australia, with his wife and two children. He has an interest in the intersection between theology and the arts, and to that end has written a play based on the life of Saul, a musical based on the Biblical book of Esther, and a novel that is actually a thinly-disguised commentary on the book of Revelation (as he says, "If others can do it, so can I!") For those who might be interested, he lists C. S. Lewis, Peter Shaffer and Neal Stephenson as his literary inspirations.

A couple of comments about the books:
"Meeting Of Minds" was written way back in 1994, so please be kind! It is my first novel, and it has clear influences: Douglas Adams' "Hitchhikers' Guide To The Galaxy" series, the TV series "Max Headroom" and Neal Stephenson's "Snow Crash" to name the obvious ones.

"Saul, First King Of Israel" was written in 2001 as a way to put some of the scholarly materials I was reading as part of a Bachelor Of Theology into more of a popular format. But then I chose to write a play. Go figure!

Books

Meeting Of Minds    by Ben Chenoweth
Price: Free! 49560 words. Published on April 13, 2011. Fiction.

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Could virtual reality be used to explore the galaxy? Dave and his friend Jon think so. When an alien message is received that, when decoded, proves to be a three-dimensional environment, the stage is set for the adventure of a lifetime. Then throw in hackers (for dramatic tension) and quite a lot of pop-culture references (just for fun!) For fans of Douglas Adams' Hitchhikers' Guide series.
Saul, First King of Israel    by Ben Chenoweth
Price: $4.99 USD. 26450 words. Published on October 22, 2009. Fiction.

Saul, First King of Israel is an attempt to present dramatically the story of Saul found in the biblical book of 1 Samuel from the perspective of Saul and the prophet Samuel. It covers Saul's call to become Israel's first king, his sins and their consequences, and his fall into murderous jealousy as his eventual successor, the boy David, comes to prominence.

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