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Forty-two Months and Ten Toes: The Perfect Jewish Calendar

by Wes Tressler; Cover Design or Artwork by Kenneth Somerlot and Westerly Tressler; Designed by Westerly Tressler

484 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #07-1857; ISBN 1-4251-4414-4; US$29.95, C$29.95, EUR20.46, £15.46

Ancient mysteries of the Jewish Calendar and Festivals, which accurately predicted the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus, are revealed in this teenage love-story drama.

About the Book

This book is a combined fictional novel and factual documentary. The novel depicts two Jewish teenagers who face life-threatening experiences. Their intense infatuation is tempered by the unwavering love of a Jewish father steeped in the traditions of the Great Sanhedrin.

The factual elements primarily explore the relationship between the Jewish Calendar and the entire visitation of Yeshua (Jesus) the Jewish Messiah on this earth. The term "Forty-Two" in the title refers to the 3½-year time-span of Jesus' ministry, while "Ten Toes" refers to prophetic views of the "end-time."

Few would read a book containing only facts and statistics, so the author combined credible fictional narratives with actual events in the New Testament, and supported them with extensive documentation. Long held "Church" traditions are replaced by Jewish first-century alternatives. Of special interest is the manner in which the Jewish Exodus Calendar, historic facts and the many prophecies given in the Tanakh (Old Testament) bring unanimity to the Jewish Festivals. The Jewish Calendar is revealed as prophetically perfect, and therefore superior to the recently extolled Mayan calendar.

The reader is encouraged to read the book either as a novel or for research and analysis. Most readers will find it rewarding to combine the two. This book will inform, inspire, or possibly agitate the reader, whether he or she is a Torah Jew, a Messianic Believer, or an Atheist.

About the Author

In 1949, I became a follower of Jesus the Jewish Messiah. My life was transformed and my mode of thinking radically changed. In 1950-1955, I attended college and earned a ThB degree. The professors were first-rate except they implied Christianity had replaced Jewish mores. This contradicted my childhood teachings so I determined to someday delve into the Jewish Festivals. After graduation I served two years in the U.S. Military, married my fiancée, and together we raised our children while I worked full time coordinating transportation for various Industries. My study time was limited but I wrote fictional dramas for children. My family and I became "traveling evangelistic puppeteers" and brought these stories to life for both children and adults.

In 1988, I began an intensive self-study of the Bible. The parallels between the Exodus Passover and the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus, intrigued me, and I discovered they were intrinsically interrelated. In order to better understand this correlation, I began reading Rabbinical books on Judaism, Jews, and the Festivals. A new world of knowledge and understanding opened to me. Statements in the Bible no longer seemed contradictory. I merged the Exodus Passover with the Crucifixion Passover, and the "pieces of the puzzle" fit perfectly. At that point I knew the New Testament was also the inspired WORD OF GOD, and every statement in the Gospels was true. Thus "Forty-Two Months and Ten Toes" was produced.