| This review is based on the paperback
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| | for his sake. I certainly didn't think
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| edition of Anne Rice's novel, 'Christ the
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| | that Anne Rice was going to tell a story
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| Lord Out of Egypt'.
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| | about the Jesus Christ I knew from
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| I must admit that as a past reader of
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| | reading Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
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| Anne Rice vampire novels, I was prepared
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| | Without a doubt, I am overjoyed that I
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| for a different experience than what I
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| | read the book right to the end. It
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| encountered by reading this book. My son
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| | cleared up a mystery that has plagued me
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| gave me my first Anne Rice novel at
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| | for years: Why did Jesus have to die to
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| Christmas a few years ago, and he
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| | save me? This answer had been given to me
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| followed up with more of her paperbacks
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| | many times in sermons and in the Bible
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| on subsequent birthdays, Mothers' Days,
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| | itself. However, I never completely
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| and Christmases.
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| | understood it until I read this book.
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| Many of Anne Rice's previous novels are
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| | Whatever you do - don't skip to the end
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| dark, yet strongly compelling, reading.
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| | of the novel to discover the answer.
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| You might find your mind wandering as you
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| | Without absorbing the narrative, chapter
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| wade through paragraph after paragraph of
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| | by chapter, you will not comprehend the
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| descriptive details that, while setting
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| | last two pages.
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| the scene, sometimes distract you from
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| | Anne has wavered from Roman Catholicism
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| the storyline. However, her stories
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| | to atheism, and back to Roman
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| always seize your interest. You might
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| | Catholicism. She relates in the paperback
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| skim over the flowery descriptions, but
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| | edition why she made a promise to
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| you are always entranced by the
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| | dedicate her life to God.
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| characters in their search for something
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| | The introductory pages of the novel
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| bigger than themselves.
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| | include a map showing the northern part
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| In this book Anne talks about something
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| | of Egypt and the areas of the Holy Land
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| bigger than all of us - and succeeds in
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| | that are mentioned in the story. The back
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| eliciting strong emotions accompanied by
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| | of the book includes an 'Author's Note'
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| occasional tears. This is a simply
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| | and 'Note to the Paperback Edition'.
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| written account, narrated from the point
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| | Here, Anne describes a bit of her
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| of view of a young Jesus.
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| | background, her research techniques, and
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| Unlike earlier novels, she restricts the
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| | her conversion back to Christianity.
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| descriptive language to a level which
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| | No matter what your religious beliefs,
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| accurately depicts the time, customs, and
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| | you will find this novel an interesting
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| surroundings - without distracting from
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| | read. I intend to buy several to give
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| the story's progression. The book has
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| | away to friends and relatives.
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| been carefully researched. Historical
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| | Christ the Lord Out of Egypt - by Anne
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| facts are intertwined with dialogue and
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| | Rice
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| narrative in a way that makes them come
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| | Paperback Edition ISBN: 0-7704-3013-9
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| alive to the reader.
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| | Hardcover Edition ISBN: 0-6769-7768-5
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| Young Jesus surprisingly commits a huge
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| | *Anne Rice has kindly provided the
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| sin in the third paragraph of the first
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| | following thoughts on this review:
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| page. This startled me! My perspective of
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| | 'I do personally believe that Jesus was
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| Jesus has always been one of God
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| | sinless, and in my novel the intention is
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| personified in the flesh - and God would
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| | to present Him as absolutely sinless. In
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| never sin! That first page raised my
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| | the opening scenes He does not kill
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| hackles and I almost put the novel down
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| | anyone. He 'feels the power go out of
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| in disgust.
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| | Him'. Rather like the similar passage of
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| However, it was a Christmas present from
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| | the Gospel of Mark when the hemorrhaging
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| my son, and I felt compelled to read it
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| | woman is healed by touching His robe.
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