About the Book:

Ears to Hear


     Step back into first century Jerusalem with Malchus, the servant of the high priest. Take a look around the Temple to see the leaders and the people as they interact, enjoy their festivals, and worship God.

     Follow Malchus as he grows up in the palace of the high priest. Sail with him as he experiences an exciting fishing adventure on the Sea of Galilee and develops friendship with John, son of Zebedee.

     When Jesus enters the picture, feel Malchus’ struggle as he longs to understand more about this healer/teacher yet remain loyal to his master, Caiaphas.
     Listen to his thoughts as he watches the horror of the cross and touches his healed ear. What will he do with all these emotions? Click Here to Hear More.

Reader's Comments
The author takes an obscure character of the Bible, Malchus, and gives us an intriguing novel. Joyce Cordell obviously allowed her “ears to hear” the untold story of this servant of Caiaphas, the high priest. With careful research and a vivid imagination, the author has written a novel that honors the Scriptures. It pictures the religious customs of the day and provides excellent reading.
Dr. Eldred Taylor, retired Baptist pastor
I read Ears to Hear before Easter during the Lenten season. My Bible readings became alive with the historical background from this book. Ears to Hear prepared my heart to receive all the love Jesus accomplished at Calvary. This book gave me understanding into the culture during the times of Christ. I highly recommend this book for pleasure reading and for historical insight.
Phyllis L. Ose, children’s ministry and custom framer
After reading Ears to Hear, I will stop to think about the people in the Bible as real people with real lives and real stories. I think the author did an amazing job describing people’s facial expressions in a way that I could clearly picture them. I won’t read the account of the Garden again in quite the same way.
Virginia Ester, author of Simplicity (a Bible study)
Ears to Hear managed to involve me in the last days of Jesus’ life in an “up close and personal” way. Who would ever have thought the events with which we are so familiar could be told from a completely fresh perspective? This is a book that needs to be read as a lead up to Easter every year.
Virginia Garren, music teacher
Being an old fashioned, traditional Catholic, I never enjoyed reading the Bible, probably because we were made to read and the words just didn’t make sense to me. Joyce’s book was so real and easy to understand. I could clearly picture the characters and the history. I could actually relate to the people. It truly made me want to read the Bible again. Perhaps my ears were finally open to hearing the message her book was sending me.
Mary Jo Bremer, a maternity nurse
I teach a men’s Sunday School class and often share books with my employees. One of the supervisors at my company gave me Ears to Hear. It was wonderful, such a blessing. I enjoyed it and could hardly put it down. I look forward to the next two books.
Glenn Jennings, president of a natural gas company