LoginAncient Rage: A Novel
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An Episcopalian seminarian and an Associate of the Society of St. John the Evangelist, Mary Lee Wile has fashioned a stark and riveting novel about Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist. The birth of a son "touched by God" wipes away the shame she has felt for having no children. John lights up her life but then leaves home at age 12 to live with a strict sect in the wilderness. This is a source of disappointment to his father Zechariah, head of the Sanhedrin. Later, Elizabeth witnesses the holiest point in her son's life when he baptizes Jesus and fulfills his mission. But John's grotesque death leaves her raging
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Manufacturer: Larson Publications
Release date: 15 March 1995
ISBN-10 : 094391471X | ISBN-13: 9780943914718
Release date: 15 March 1995
ISBN-10 : 094391471X | ISBN-13: 9780943914718
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