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The Flight Into Egypt (Paperback)
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'The Flight into Egypt' is the story of the first ten years of the
life of Jesus, about which the Bible tells us nothing. The narrator
is Jesus's older brother, James. During a ten day walk across the
desert to escape Herod's soldiers the family witnesses a first
display of divine power by the infant Jesus, and a first attack by
the jealous Egyptian gods. They settle for four years in Memphis,
the second city of an Egypt. During this time, on the way home from
a country wedding, Mary, Jesus's mother, is bitten by a snake and
dies. James has to descend into the fearsome Egyptian underworld to
ask Lord Osiris to restore her to life. Immediately afterwards
Roman soldiers discover the family's whereabouts and again they
have to flee. After a desert journey on camels they reach
Alexandria, the Mediterranean's foremost city, ruled from Rome but
culturally Greek. Protected by a wealthy gay Egyptian couple the
family begins to put down roots. Jesus is educated by Greek
philosophers at the famous Library, Mary starts a business and has
another child, and Joseph and James find work in the city. But at
the age of ten Jesus, becoming aware of his divine mission and
overcome by pity, heals a group of diseased beggars in a square in
Alexandria. The family has to go into hiding. They get news that
Herod has at last died, and plan to take ship for Joppa to return
home, but not before Jesus has a fateful face-to-face meeting with
Lord Osiris, and the Roman military spring one last surprise.
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Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2014 |
First published: |
April 2014 |
Authors: |
Paul Ashton
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
380 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4949-4047-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
1-4949-4047-7 |
Barcode: |
9781494940478 |
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