Honored
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4.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $4.99
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Publisher Description
What would it be like to journey back to biblical times and talk with the mother of Jesus? To hear of Jesus' ministry firsthand from the one on earth who loved him the most? In this remarkable book, bestselling author Roberta Kells Dorr explores the person of Mary through the eyes of the physician Luke, the author of the third Gospel.
Determined to find answers to his many questions, Luke travels to Jerusalem with John and Peter to meet Mary. As he talks with this beautiful woman who is aged by time and sorrow, Luke hears the story of Mary's betrothal to Joseph, her visitation by an angel, and other events from Scripture. Captivated by her story, Luke travels with her to Bethlehem to reminisce about the events surrounding Jesus' birth.
Rich in cultural details, warm and personal in narrative, this imaginative novella will make the Gospel story of Jesus newly relevant for contemporary readers of all denominations. It is a beautiful gift for Easter and Mother's Day, and a timeless story that will appeal to fiction aficionados all year round.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This simple, unadorned novella imagines what would have happened if "Luke," the Antiochian, Greek-speaking author of the Gospel of Luke, had paid a visit to Mary some years after Jesus' death and asked her about her miraculous experiences. Dorr makes much of the church tradition that the author of the Gospel of Luke was a physician, having him speak of his own "analytical Greek mind" and of being "an educated, sophisticated Greek." The fictionalized approach conjectures vibrant details that are not elucidated in the Gospels: the disbelief of Mary's parents at her angelic visitation and subsequent pregnancy; and her fear, upon passing Rachel's tomb en route to Bethlehem, that she too would die in childbirth. Dorr does a fine job of showing how the Gentile Luke slowly learns Jewish customs and law. She uses the biblical texts faithfully while using her imagination to expand their emotional reach.
