{"product_id":"the-silence-after-the-trumpet-a-novel-the-cornerstone-story-collection-high-school-cornerstone-academics","title":"The Silence After the Trumpet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cornerstone Story Collection — High School\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA standalone novel for older readers (grades 11–12).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e“I am writing it. What happens after the writing is a different matter.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHe was christened Elihu ben Zadok in the year the Romans counted as 803, in the month of Nisan, in the shadow of the Temple his father served. By twelve he knew the difference between the tekiah — one clear unbroken blast, the voice of heaven opening — and the shevarim, three short broken cries, the sound of a heart that has not yet surrendered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThen the legions come. The Zealots take the courts and forbid the trumpets. The daily sacrifice fails for the first time in living memory, and the Temple his family has served for four hundred years burns to the foundation stones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhat remains is the question his father asked him in the dark: what is a man's faithfulness worth when everything that gave it a form is gone?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFaith content:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deeply religious, and Jewish rather than Christian — set among the Temple priesthood in AD 70. Families studying the Second Temple period will find it valuable; it does not present the Christian gospel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA note for parents:\u003c\/strong\u003e Siege, starvation, and the death of a child. Handled soberly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eGrades 11–12 · Ages 16–18\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornerstone Academics","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50584124260581,"sku":"9798951391506","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"EPUB (ebook)","offer_id":50584124293349,"sku":null,"price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/3845\/6805\/files\/ChatGPTImageJul22_2026_04_27_42PM.png?v=1784766497","url":"https:\/\/cornerstoneacademics.co\/products\/the-silence-after-the-trumpet-a-novel-the-cornerstone-story-collection-high-school-cornerstone-academics","provider":"Cornerstone Academics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}