The
Midianite

At nineteen, Jethro knows the rhythms of a nomadic life. Beyond his camp lies a world that will challenge everything he has been taught.

Set around 1500 BCE in the lands surrounding the Gulf of Elath, The Midianite follows a young herdsman among goat herders, weavers, metalworkers, traders and priests.

Through travel, danger, love and loss, Jethro grows into a husband, father and leader, gradually discovering that wisdom comes through experience, compassion and questioning the beliefs we inherit.

From theology to a life of questioning, Wayne Knott has followed an extraordinary path in search of understanding.

A former boilermaker who went on to study theology, world religions and ancient cultures, Wayne has travelled widely, challenged his own beliefs and embraced a lifetime of learning.

Now happily remarried, a grandfather of five and a very content agnostic, he brings his curiosity about people, faith and philosophy to his first novel, The Midianite.