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Liked It16 of 16 members found this review helpful “This book (or in my case audiobook) is purely amazing and was a great source of wisdom for me. If anyone is even remotely interested in the subject matter I would very strongly recommended you read it! :)” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Stunned. Changed my mind and my life. This book MUST stay in print for all those like me who need meaning and great writing and great story.”
Merry A wrote this review Sunday, November 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Now I'm a Texan and a Christian but that doesn't mean I'm dumb and never ask any questions. I'm always asking questions, just ask my children and my grandchildren. So reading this book was like reading about me, Mary Magdalene was so full of questions. I just loved her and I loved Jesus of course and it could have been like this, and it just about broke my heart. But at the same time it lifted me higher than any preacher or minister ever has in my whole life. This book is like a long gospel but one that makes a whole lot of sense and I LOVED it even as it made me hurt all over. I just read a new book by this writer about Hypatia of Alexandria called Flow Down Like Silver: Hypatia of Alexandria and I reviewed that too.”
Rosemarie A wrote this review Friday, October 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is one of those books that inspires me to get better. If I can ever do this well I shall be almost happy.”
Amy Louise P wrote this review Wednesday, September 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
1 of 1 members found this review helpful“Nothing quite like this. A Magdalene as well drawn as Austen's Emma but enduring so much more and in search of the eternal. This one should be around for a long time.”
Molly G wrote this review Sunday, August 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No2 of 2 members found this review helpful“Just finished it. Profound and beautiful.”
Ruby W wrote this review Wednesday, August 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
2 of 2 members found this review helpful“An interesting fictional account of Mary Magdalene. It links the house of Benjamin with the House of David, or Yeshua. In this account Mary is actually a prophetess and is thrown out of her home by her strict father Joseph of Arimathea, when she is but a child girl of 13. She and her sister of the heart, Salome, are befriended by a group of intellectual spiritualists that further her education in Egypt. She returns as a woman to Gailee and is now the love of Yeshua, Jesus, a man who has found God within. Yeshua is made into a Messiah even though that is not his message. He decides to be crucified to prove he is not a King, but preaches only the spirit. Unfortunately in this book, Yeshua does die. He does rise again, he is only a man just like John the baptizer. Mary sets off to preach her doctrine with her mentor Seth the Maccabbee. It's a good story and just as believable as any other Mary Magdalene story including the Christian church's view of her being a reformed prostitute.”
PaytonLee wrote this review Sunday, July 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
2 of 2 members found this review helpful“Tremendous book. A classic in the making. Read it open-hearted and enraptured.”
Stella A wrote this review Thursday, May 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
2 of 2 members found this review helpful“I actually believe I've just read a masterpiece of historical fiction, and not just historical fiction but fiction period.”
Ray L wrote this review Friday, May 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
2 of 2 members found this review helpful“Brilliant exploration of the gnostic experience through a retelling of the West's most influential myth/truth. Stunning grasp of the issues. For the lay reader, a glorious adventure story.”
Simon P wrote this review Wednesday, April 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
