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The Tradesman

The humanity of Christ, seen through the eyes of a tradesman.

A book by Joseph J. Coco

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The question this book answers

Does it seem like holiness is out of reach?

For years the church has handed us a Christ wrapped in halos and quiet meadows—all deity, His humanity treated as an afterthought. Scripture tells us to imitate Christ. But how do you imitate a man you were never allowed to know? The Tradesman pulls back the curtain on the relatable half of Jesus: a ruggedly strong, vibrant, working man who lived and died by His convictions, and tempered every ounce of it with love.

How the book is built

Two halves. One man.

Part One

The man before the ministry

The masculine side of Christ's humanity—His miraculous birth, His childhood, His schooling, and His trade. Jesus learned the way every child learns, served as an apprentice under Joseph, and when His stepfather's death came, He picked up the mantle of the family business and finished His brothers' training.

The birth and early childhood
The apprenticeship & a father's bond
The road to journeyman
Raising His ticket
Joseph's death and the family trade
Courage under fire & the entrepreneur

Part Two

The ministry through a tradesman's eyes

A rugged depiction of His public ministry, weighing His humanity and deity equally. From a tearful farewell at home and the waters of baptism, through the fast and the temptations, to the cross, the empty tomb, and the commissioning of His men—told as only another tradesman can tell it.

The baptism and the temptation
The wedding feast of Cana
Parables, miracles & rebirth
The minions of evil who opposed Him
The scourge, the road, and the cross
Resurrection & the Great Commission

Who this is for

Written for the ones who work with their hands.

For the blue-collar worker, the factory worker, the laborer, and everyone with a unique skill for getting the job done—and for all those whom Christ came to save.

The Tradesman

Skill earned at the bench

The Laborer

Faith carried in the hands

The Factory Worker

Holiness on the shop floor

The Spiritually Hungry

Good news for the ordinary

Jesus built His kingdom from the shop floor to heaven's gates.

From the pages

A first-year apprentice comes on the job with more tools than he will ever need. The disciples needed only one tool: faith. The tools don't make the journeyman—it is the skill set we acquire by using those tools that makes the journeyman.

— The Tradesman, “The Great Commission”

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Chapter One

The Birth of Jesus

Against all reason and logic, Mary, who is still a virgin, miraculously conceived Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Can you imagine an Angel coming to your wife at night? If it were my wife, she would be scared to death. Mary is betrothed to Joseph—not yet his wife, but considered his wife. In the first century, before marriage there was a betrothal, and it was legally binding, as binding as a marriage; a divorce would be needed to annul it. Mary had not yet married. Her pregnancy would violate the betrothal, and she could be stoned to death for being unfaithful.

Regardless of the severe consequences, she is willing to conceive the child out of wedlock—putting her trust and faith in God, knowing that He would control any of the circumstances that may arise.

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Joseph J. Coco, author of The Tradesman, at home with family.

Master Electrician · IBEW Local 98

About the author

Joseph J. Coco

A tradesman, an electrical contractor, and a follower of Jesus Christ. His story began in the poor neighborhoods of South Philadelphia, raised by a hardworking seamstress mother. What he calls his early education was an “MBA in street business” from the University of Real Life—a path that ran through the drug trade until a stranger stopped him on the way to his mother's house and said, “Let me tell you about Jesus.”

Transformed and born again, he was led into the electrical trade—a gift he never stops crediting to God. He rose from third-class helper to journeyman to master electrician, working residential, commercial, industrial, and marine electrical in shipbuilding. He wrote this book because the life of Christ can be told through the eyes of a fellow tradesman in a way no theologian can.

45+

Years in the trade

States licensed

Years, still building

The imprint

F.E.O.S.

Pugna Malum Aut Peccatum

Fight Evil or Sin. The knight stands his ground over a burning world—the same charge this book carries to every reader: to know Christ's humanity, take up the work, and walk as He walked.

The release

Coming soon

The Tradesman — first edition, in production under the F.E.O.S. imprint. Check back for the release.

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For inquiries, contact the author at info@thefeosproject.com.

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