She’s the most famous woman in history, yet almost nothing is known about her. Although she’s portrayed as the gentlest and most tragic of all women, her name has been used as an excuse for internecine hatred and wars between peoples.
But who was Mary, mother of Jesus Christ? What type of family did she have? What was the community like in which she grew from child to teenager forced to marry a man three times her age?
And why have virtually all the details of her early life been obscured and censored by the writers of the Bible?
In The Book of Mary, novelist Alan Gold looks at first century Israel under the iron heels of Roman occupation and uncovers what life was like for a young woman in a distant outpost of the most aggressive and merciless Empire in history. Following Mary’s story from teenager to a young woman married to a widower, to mother, and then to become a devotee of the new religion her Son had created. This tragic yet virtually unknown woman is forced to witness the excruciating pain of her son’s crucifixion.
قائمة المحتويات
Chapter 1. Sephoris, north of Galilee 5 BCE- The final year of the reign of Herod the Great
Chapter 2. The Court of Caesar Augustus, Rome 23rd year of the reign
Chapter 3. Nazareth, Judea 4 BCE
Chapter 4. Beit Lehem, A town a day’s walk south of Jerusalem
Chapter 5. Elphantine Island, Egypt the year 4 BCE
Chapter 6. Nazareth, the land of Israel, the year 9 CE
Chapter 7. Qumran, on the shores of the Dead Sea 15 CE, the third year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius
Chapter 8. Thirteen years later 28 CE, the fourteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius
Chapter 9. Caesarea Maritima, on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, 28 CE, the fourteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius; the second year of the Prefecture of Pontius Pilate
Chapter 10. Jerusalem, in the Roman province of Judea 28 CE, the fourteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius
Chapter 11. Jericho City, in the desert of the Roman Province of Iudea 28 CE, the fourteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius
Chapter 12. The Villa of Tiberius Julius Caesar, the Island of Capri 28 CE
Chapter 13. Jerusalem, Capital of Israel, the Roman Province of Iudea 28 CE, the second year of the Prefecture of Pontius Pilate
Chapter 14. The Palace of the Late King Herod 28 CE, the fourteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius
Chapter 15. Beit Netofa Valley, lower Galilee (between Tiberias and Haifa), six months later
Chapter 16. The Road between Cana and Capernaum, two days later
Chapter 17. The Temple of Jerusalem, built by the Late King Herod 29 CE, the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius
Chapter 18. The Temple of Jerusalem
Chapter 19. The Town of Nazareth
Chapter 20. Jerusalem, one month later
Chapter 21. An Inn on the outskirts of Jerusalem, the following afternoon
عن المؤلف
Alan Gold has written and published over 30 books throughout the world, both fiction and narrative non-fiction. His books have been translated into French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Asian languages. His publishers have included Penguin, Harper Collins and Simon & Schuster. He now publishes exclusively through Golden Wren Publishing.
Alan is an occasional Op Ed columnist for newspapers and magazines internationally as well as in Australia, a literary critic, and a mentor for Masters and Doctoral students of creative writing at three major universities.
He began his career in journalism after his education in England. In Israel, he worked for Reuters International News Agency and was a freelance journalist in America, Canada, Europe and Asia, contributing articles and news stories to major media outlets.
He went to live in Australia in 1970 to marry, and he and his wife Eva, a leading educationalist, whom he met while living in Israel, have three adult children.
Alan’s first major novel was The Jericho Files which was an international success. This was followed by The Lost Testament and many other books which have historical themes.
All of his novels have been critically acclaimed, and a recent novel, Birthright, the second part of a trilogy dealing with the history of Jerusalem told through the lens of two families over a 3000 year time span, was called by one reviewer, ‘the most gripping and exciting book I have read in years. An intellectual literary journey of immense power and subtlety.’
One of his recent books, The Mechanic, deals with the final Nuremberg Trial of an ordinary German who kept the wheels of the concentration camps turning, and has as its dominant theme the nature of truth and fiction.
Alan is a popular speaker at community and cultural events, having given numerous keynote speeches at international conferences on subjects ranging from literature, social equity, and racism.
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