Search - Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt

Anne Rice is famous for her sexual horror novels - but this represents, perhaps, the viewpoint she was meant to have. It is not a substitute for reading the Bible, and not as strong as a novel of Francine Rivers (herself an author who dropped her original genre after accepting Christ), but it is genuine. Protestants, be wary of her Catholic apocrypha and Mariolatry - this book is not gospel. But it is evidence of a sincere heart, "meticulously researched" detail about how a family might have lived and what they might have seen in the Jewish parts of the Roman Empire, and best of all, it is one more person who understands that Jesus is Lord.
My favorite part is the Author's Note at the end where she explains her journey of Catholic schoolgirl to atheist and her gradual return to faith, and how it is damningly clear that there is no possible way the Jews could have survived for thousands of years without supernatural help, and how historical evidence about Jesus affirms that his story could not possibly have been created or believed unless the Bible was factual. I recommend reading this book.

Okay, so here is the deal. Anne is going in a different direction now. And I totally support her 100%, especialy in the area she is attemping in. I thought being a christian myself that I would enjoy reading a fictional account of Jesus's life as a child and what it would have been like threw his eyes in well, being Jesus. But I was dissapointed. The book was slowwww in a odd way since Anne's books are not normaly slow.Yes I'm a long time Anne Rice fan, although I do not own or posess any older Rice material any longer. ( the super natural thing doesnt flow with my mojo any longer) But I gave this book an effort, a true effort, and guess what? I couldn't even finish it. And I have a thing about not finishing books, even if it is a horrid book i finish it, but I just could not finish it. So I have swaped my copy and I hope someone else has enjoyed it more than I.

I'm not really a fan of Anne Rice's previous novel series, and I'm not sure what fans of those novels will think of this newly turned page in the volumes of Anne Rice's career. I must say this novel was a wonderful surprise. Beautifully written, wonderful voice, a tremendous amount of scholarly and historical research. A beautiful read.

Compelling story, albeit fiction. Anne Rice proves she can step out of her genre and write convincingly about Jesus Christ.

enjoyable

This book was poorly written and had many biblical discrepancies. I can't recommend it at all.