Great Lion of GodThis novel brings into focus the vibrant tapestry of the Biblical era-the poignant human drama of a man who became a legend. The story of St. Paul. |
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Page 21
... dark looks alternately at Deborah , who did not flinch but loftily ignored him , and darker looks at the perfumed David . He would flap his hand when David spoke in his musical and cultured accents - in Greek , of course - as if waving ...
... dark looks alternately at Deborah , who did not flinch but loftily ignored him , and darker looks at the perfumed David . He would flap his hand when David spoke in his musical and cultured accents - in Greek , of course - as if waving ...
Page 105
... dark and stately and rigid , sometimes lined the road , then gave way to copses of climbing pines resinous and stimulating , then to silvery olive groves heavy with green or dark fruit , then to rows of yellow citrons or pomegranates ...
... dark and stately and rigid , sometimes lined the road , then gave way to copses of climbing pines resinous and stimulating , then to silvery olive groves heavy with green or dark fruit , then to rows of yellow citrons or pomegranates ...
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... dark and silent , lit only by the huge and wandering light of the stars , and it was very still out in the desolate places . It was also chill , and Saul wrapped himself in his dull warm cloak of goat's hair , which he had woven himself ...
... dark and silent , lit only by the huge and wandering light of the stars , and it was very still out in the desolate places . It was also chill , and Saul wrapped himself in his dull warm cloak of goat's hair , which he had woven himself ...
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Amos Ananias appeared Aristo arms Aulus Barnabas beard beautiful believe blasphemer blessed blue Boreas Caiphas Christians Clodia color cried Dacyl dark daughter David dead death Deborah Drusilla Elisheba evil eyes face faith father fear Felix felt flesh gazed Gentiles gods Greek hair hands head heard heart Herod Antipas High Priest Hillel ben Borush holy honor Israel Jerusalem Jewish Jews Joseph of Arimathaea knew laughed lifted light lips listened live looked Lord Lucanus Messias Milo Name Nazarene never night once Paul of Tarsus peace Pharisees Pilate Pontius Pilate prayed prophets Rabban Gamaliel rabbi Reb Isaac Roman Rome Sadducees Sanhedrin Saul ben Hillel Saul of Tarshish Saul's Sephorah servant Shebua ben Abraham shook silence slave smiled soldiers sorrow soul speak spirit spoke stared stone stood Tarsus tears Telis Temple thought told voice wine words Yeshua young youth