I love Biblical Fiction

There's this thing called Biblical fiction.
And I love it!!
I was first introduced in bible college when reading a Biblical novel and writing a paper on it was an option for a semester project.
"I like reading," I thought. "And I like critiquing things. This is going to be awesome!"
And it was.
The awesome thing about Biblical fiction is it really fleshes out those stories we all know so well that we skim over when we're reading. Often it can provide valuable insights or at least food for thought.
For example:

I'm reading The Fall. It's from the perspective of this angel, Rapha. And Rapha is the mentor for Adam and Eve while they're chilling in the Garden of Eden. And so he tries to give them a heads up about Lucifer. "Lucifer is volatile. He will try to devour you and torment you." And Adam and Eve are all like, "torment? devour? What is this you speak of?" They're in the Garden of Eden! It's awesome! Nobody devours anybody! Lions are all, "dang these are some ridiculously delicious dandelions! Hey, Zebra, want some dandelions?" The only things devoured are berries. And, while obviously they should have just done what God told them to, it's pretty easy to see how naive little Adam and Eve could be ignorant of the severity of death. And Satan is all, "Hey, isn't God awesome. He's so smart and stuff. Don't you want to be just like Him? And He also knows the difference between good and evil. If you eat this fruit, you will too! How cool is that?!" Yeah, I can see how that could go bad
quickly.
But then there are also some thoughts like: Strong trees produce good fruit. How will Adam and Eve (or all of mankind) ever get strong if they're protected from the wind and rain and never have to dig their roots deep in search for water? Analogous to if God kept them in a bubble then they would never become strong and awesome.

And biblical fiction is also fiction. Which makes it fun to read. Not to say that reading the Bible isn't fun. But you know, kinda. It's holy. It's set apart. And sometimes it's nice to read things that are just fun.

Now sometimes you may disagree with the author. Like the author here writes about the gap theory (the idea that a lot of time passed between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2). But that's ok. There are a lot of brilliant minds, published authors scholars, who disagree with your interpretation of Scripture. And that's ok. As long as we're seeking God and believe in Jesus, who is God, born of a virgin, perfect, crucified, rose again, forgave the sins of all mankind, we can all worship together and it'll be great. We're all entitled to try and interpret Scripture and we're all entitled to be wrong on some points. There is absolute truth but the world won't end if we don't know it.

Ok! So go out and read some Biblical Fiction! And share the awesome ones!

Dear and Glorious Physician - about Luke.
I read one about Daniel.... can't remember the title.....