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1992., Reader's Digest Assoc. Call No: Fic Wal Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: World's best reading
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-- Ben-Hur2011., General, Warner Home Video Call No: DVD Fic Ben-Hur Edition: 50th anniversary ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Experience the visual splendor, thundering action and towering drama of this record-setting winner of 11 Academy Awardsª including Best Picture. Charlton Heston brings a muscular physical and moral presence to his Best Actor Oscarª-winning role of Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish nobleman in Palestine whose heroic odyssey includes enslavement by the Romans, vengeance against his tormentors during a furious arena chariot race and fateful encounters with Jesus Christ. Best Director Oscarª winner William Wyler masterfully grips the reins of an enduring and spellbinding spectacular."--Conainer.
![Ben-Hur [DVD] (1959). Directed by William Wyler.](/Library/images/cover/noimage.png "Ben-Hur [DVD] (1959). Directed by William Wyler.")
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2020., Viking Call No: Fic Kid Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "In her fourth work of fiction, Sue Monk Kidd brings her acclaimed narrative gifts to imagine the story of a young woman named Ana. Raised in a wealthy family in Sepphoris with ties to the ruler of Galilee, she is rebellious and ambitious, a relentless seeker with a brilliant, curious mind and a daring spirit. She yearns for a pursuit worthy of her life, but finds no outlet for her considerable talents. Defying the expectations placed on women, she engages in furtive scholarly pursuits and writes secret narratives about neglected and silenced women. When she meets the eighteen-year-old Jesus, each is drawn to and enriched by the other's spiritual and philosophical ideas. He becomes a floodgate for her intellect, but also the awakener of her heart. Their marriage unfolds with love and conflict, humor and pathos in Nazareth, where Ana makes a home with Jesus, his brothers, James and Simon, and their mother, Mary. Here, Ana's pent-up longings intensify amid the turbulent resistance to the Roman occupation of Israel, partially led by her charismatic adopted brother, Judas. She is sustained by her indomitable aunt Yaltha, who is searching for her long-lost daughter, as well as by other women, including her friend Tabitha, who is sold into slavery after she was raped, and Phasaelis, the shrewd wife of Herod Antipas. Ana's impetuous streak occasionally invites danger. When one such foray forces her to flee Nazareth for her safety shortly before Jesus's public ministry begins, she makes her way with Yaltha to Alexandria, where she eventually finds refuge and purpose in unexpected surroundings. Grounded in meticulous historical research and written with a reverential approach to Jesus's life that focuses on his humanity, The Book of Longings is an inspiring account of one woman's bold struggle to realize the passion and potential inside her, while living in a time, place, and culture devised to silence her"--
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c2010., A.A. Knopf Canada Call No: Fic Pul Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Re-imagines the life of Jesus based on considerations of his dual nature, key Gospel stories, and the formulation of Church tenets.
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c2008., HarperOne Call No: Fic Cho Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: From his unceremonious birth in Bethlehem to his ultimate betrayal in Jerusalem, "Jesus" presents a riveting and soul-stirring account of the remarkable story of one of the world's most important figures.
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c1993., Reader's Digest Association Call No: Fic Dou Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: World's best reading
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c2012., Adult, McClelland & Stewart Call No: Fic Toi Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "In the ancient town of Ephesus, Mary lives alone, years after her son's crucifixion. She has no interest in collaborating with the authors of the Gospel -- her keepers, who provide her with food and shelter and visit her regularly. She does not agree that her son is the Son of God; nor that his death was "worth it;" nor that the "group of misfits he gathered around him, men who could not look a woman in the eye," were holy disciples. Mary judges herself ruthlessly (she did not stay at the foot of the Cross until her son died -- she fled, to save herself), and is equally harsh on her judgement of others. This woman who we know from centuries of paintings and scripture as the docile, loving, silent, long-suffering, obedient, worshipful mother of Christ becomes a tragic heroine with the relentless eloquence of Electra or Medea or Antigone. Tóibín's tour de force of imagination and language is a portrait so vivid and convincing that our image of Mary will be forever transformed."--Publisher.
