Yeshua of Nazareth has two sisters: Damaris, married to a wealthy
merchant's son, and Pheodora, married to a simple shepherd from
Bethlehem. When Pheodora's husband suffers an unexpected reversal of
fortune and is thrown into debtor's prison, she returns to Nazareth,
where she pins her hopes on two she-goats who should give birth to
spotless white kids that would be perfect for the upcoming Yom Kippur
sacrifice.
In the eighteen months between the kids' birth and the opportunity to
sell them and redeem her husband from prison, Pheodora must call on her
wits, her family, and her God in order to provide for her daughters and
survive. But when every prayer and ritual she knows is about God's care
for Israel, how can she trust that God will hear and help a lowly
shepherd's wife?