Joseph, the father of Jesus wandered out of the Egyptian desert two thousand years ago. He entered a confusing world of mixed cultures to confront the cultural and political issues that rocked the world of his time, and still do. His life became caught up in the maelstrom of events in Jerusalem that shook the world. This is his story, a fictional recounting of what it must have been like to live through those times with Jesus for a son. Joseph was unknown and still is. Nobody has even alluded to the interesting life he led except for two tiny mentions in the Gospels. We all know about Jesus agonies. It is time for someone to describe how it was to have a prophet for a son. The story of Joseph has been waiting two millennia to be told. This book is for mature readers.