The Secret of the KingdomThis is a story of Judea at the time of the crucifixion, with a young Roman, sated with excesses of pleasure, in a period of doubt, fear, and searching. Marcus is running away from a love affair with a matron, virtually exiled from Rome. In Alexandria he waited for a year for her to join him. Then, driven by an impulse he does not recognize, he leaves Alexandria for Jerusalem. He writes a succession of long diary letters, not sent, but kept as a record. For as he enters Jerusalem he is met by the sight of the crucifixion, and his life is never the same again. He feels emotional shock, curiosity, and an overwhelming need to know the truth behind the sign above the cross: King of the Jews. Spurned by those who had been closest to Jesus, helped by the women -- Mary Magdalen, Mary and Martha, Mary of Beret, even obliquely by Pontius Pilate's wife, Claudia -- helped too finally by Simon of Cyrene and Zaccheus, who fear contact with the defiled Roman. Marcus, bit by bit and recurrently doubting, finds himself convinced. Jesus had risen and was walking the earth as a man again. Rejected by the disciples, Marcus finds his own answers, his own conviction, and his own way. |
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Adenabar Alexandria answered Aristainos asked began beggars believe blind body bread Capernaum chariot Claudia Procula clothes courtyard cried crucified dared dark dead disciples donkey dream Eleazar everything evil eyes face father fear feel feet felt forgive Galileans Galilee gate gave girl Greek greeted hair hands happened head heard heart Herod Antipas holy Israel Jerusalem Jesus of Nazareth Jewish Jews Johanna journey Judea Karanthes king kingdom knew legionaries longer looked mantle Marcus Mary Magdalene Mary of Beret matter Myrina Nathan never Nicodemus night once passover peace Pontius Pilate Proconsul returned risen road Roman Rome Sea of Galilee seemed seen servant shook shouted Simon of Cyrene slave sleep smile speak stared stone stranger sure Susanna Syrian talk tell temple things thought Tiberias told tomb Tullia turned understand voice waiting walked wine woman women words Zaccheus
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Books in English on Finland: A Bibliographical List of Publications ... Hilkka Aaltonen No preview available - 1964 |
Books in English on Finland: A Bibliographical List of Publications ... Hilkka Aaltonen No preview available - 1964 |