Star of Destiny - Longley, Peter
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Flavius Septimus, the commander of the Sepphoris garrison in Galilee, harbors a dark secret that casts a shadow over the lives of his son, Linus Flavian, and Maria of Magdala. In these novels, Linus, Maria, and Joshua, the Biblical Jesus, are born under a mysterious star in a world steeped in superstition and intrigue. As the Jewish Temple hierarchy, the Herodian dynasty, and the Romans vie for power in tumultuous first-century Judea, their adolescent lives unfold, intertwined with personal destinies shaped by the beliefs surrounding their births under that enigmatic star. "In providing…mehr

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Flavius Septimus, the commander of the Sepphoris garrison in Galilee, harbors a dark secret that casts a shadow over the lives of his son, Linus Flavian, and Maria of Magdala. In these novels, Linus, Maria, and Joshua, the Biblical Jesus, are born under a mysterious star in a world steeped in superstition and intrigue. As the Jewish Temple hierarchy, the Herodian dynasty, and the Romans vie for power in tumultuous first-century Judea, their adolescent lives unfold, intertwined with personal destinies shaped by the beliefs surrounding their births under that enigmatic star. "In providing historical, economic, and religious details, Peter Longley builds a bridge between spiritual divinity and traditional Christianity. Finally, it's a relief to find a theologian that makes sense of the Bible and its many translations!" - Jeanette Parker, USA "Longley blends a fantastic mixture of historical and fictional figures and events to narrate the early lives of Joshua, (also known as Jesus of Nazareth, ) Maria, (also known as Mary Magdalene, ) and Linus Flavius, (the fictitious son of a high-ranking Roman official.) Using simple, effective prose, Longley tells an engaging tale that offers plausible explanations of those well-known stories of the miraculous, such as the virgin birth and the turning of water into wine. Longley tells an intriguing story in a setting that is both familiar and unfamiliar at the same time." - Sacramento and San Francisco Book Reviews, USA "Longley's feeling for the Roman and Jewish point of view is superb." - Dorothy Thompson, Scotland "I very much enjoy your interpretation of the life of Jesus and feel it is much more logical than the accepted version. I have always had a fascination with Mary Magdalene and her life as well. I found this book to be very interesting. Nothing I have read on Mary Magdalene has had the same sort of story line including that of her mother." - Cheryl Huffman, USA
Autorenporträt
Peter Longley was educated at Tonbridge School and gained his master's in theology at Cambridge, England. After being an estate manager in Ireland, he moved to the USA. In 1978, he went to sea, becoming a cruise director with Royal Viking Line, and in 1989, he joined Cunard as the cruise director of the Queen Elizabeth 2 for ten years, ending up as a world cruise port lecturer speaking on the history and culture of all ports of call. Later, he became the horticultural interpreter of a large botanical garden in Springfield, Missouri. He started writing in 1987 and was an associate member of the Westar Institute and the historical Jesus movement. He returned to England in 2017.