GOD WITH US

A graphic novel rendition of the walk of the resurrected Yeshua (Jesus Christ) from Jerusalem to Emmaus with two of his disciples, adapted from the Bible with some elements imagined by the author.

This volume expounds upon, illustrates, and makes accessible 23 verses of Scripture. Cleopas and his wife, Miriam, who are traveling with young neighbor children Moshe and Rachel, are surprised when a stranger who joins them on their walk doesn’t know about Yeshua’s empty tomb. Walking together offers ample opportunities for the group to share stories from Scripture. The members of the party take turns telling well-known and more obscure episodes from the Old Testament and Yeshua’s life. They talk about Creation, the Garden of Eden, John the Baptizer, Moses, Yeshua’s 40-day fast, and more. The comic book–style illustrations differentiate between the central plotline and the stories being told, presenting the former in vivid color and the latter in more muted, largely monochromatic panels. Prayers or sermons are depicted with a dark background and white text. The presence of the two lively fictional Jewish children helps make the work relatable for young readers. For example, along the road, they meet Baaz, a Persian man who tells the flood story from the Epic of Gilgamesh; Moshe counters with the Old Testament version (“Noah’s kids had to shovel out the stalls. Their dad said it would ‘build character’”). The characters are depicted with brown skin and dark hair.

A fresh and in-depth retelling.