This is an alternate view on the story of the golden calf and the lives of those that were punished because of it. It’s take is that not only were they not allowed to enter the Promised Land, but they become immortal and are forced to spend their lives on Earth. That is just the back-story to The 13th Tribe. It starts from there and brings it to modern times where Jagger, an ex-Army Ranger working security, is thrust into the mix on Mt. Sinai. The Tribe is working on a plot to wreak havoc on a major city in their attempt to earn God’s favor. Jagger and a mysterious helper are on their tails and will stop at nothing to prevent the disaster.I was unsure whether or not I would enjoy this book. I think that the story is a little “out there,” but that’s okay. I think that it does focus on critical matters, like faith and works. It uses the story to reinforce the fact that we are saved through grace by faith and that it isn’t about the works that we do. I think a few examples of this would be Beth and Owen. Beth tries to remind the Tribe of this. Owen, while doing good works around the world, does it out of love and not with a thought that it will bring him salvation.
I think the story had a lot of build up, and then ended fairly abruptly. There were minor characters that were brought in at the end that I think could have been left out, but it didn’t take away from the story. I enjoyed the book and think it would benefit from more in a series to give a little more background on each character.
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