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Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana (Christ the Lord) | 
 enlarge | Author: Anne Rice
Publisher: Knopf
Category: Book
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Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 5.6 x 0.6
ISBN: 1400043522
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781400043521
ASIN: 1400043522
Publication Date: March 4, 2008
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Anne Rice’s second book in her hugely ambitious and courageous life of Christ begins during his last winter before his baptism in the Jordan and concludes with the miracle at Cana.
It is a novel in which we see Jesus—he is called Yeshua bar Joseph—during a winter of no rain, endless dust, and talk of trouble in Judea.
Legends of a Virgin birth have long surrounded Yeshua, yet for decades he has lived as one among many who come to the synagogue on the Sabbath. All who know and love him find themselves waiting for some sign of the path he will eventually take.
And at last we see him emerge from his baptism to confront his destiny—and the Devil. We see what happens when he takes the water of six great limestone jars, transforms it into cool red wine, is recognized as the anointed one, and urged to call all Israel to take up arms against Rome and follow him as the prophets have foretold.
As with Out of Egypt, the opening novel, The Road to Cana is based on the Gospels and on the most respected New Testament scholarship. The book’s power derives from the profound feeling its author brings to the writing and the way in which she summons up the presence of Jesus.
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 Picks Up Steam December 1, 2008
A gave the first volume 3 stars, and remarked that it was on the dull side. But perhaps I enjoyed it more than I admitted, because the instant this second volume came out, I grabbed a copy and finished it in a day. I have no similar complaints here, and can safely say that if you made it through volume 1, you might as well keep going. I particularly enjoyed the account of the desert.
As the titles says, she takes us only so far as the wedding at Cana, which does not cover alot of ground. One wonders how many volumes there will be to the series.
 Excellent read November 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Anne Rice has painted a picture of Christ that might give us an insite into the times of his life. It is interesting how she incorporated the life and times of the Jewish culture along with the birth of my Christian faith.
Christ the Lord picks up speed on the Road November 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Anne Rice's second volume in her "Christ the Lord" series is a solid and inspiring novel and better than the first book in the series. One of the chief problems with the first book was narration. Ms. Rice seemed to have problems with balancing the voices of God and the Child. The narration flows much better this time. Ms. Rice is, as always, excellent when it comes to historical research and in recreating the past. She is excellent in showing both the divine and human sides of Jesus. Not surprising considering her experience in horror novels, Ms. Rice does a wonderful job in presenting the Tempting in the Desert. But there are some problems. One of the joys of the first book in the series was a host of strong supporting characters. While a number of them return, they simply are not as interesting. She also seems to play up her created characters and downplay the first Apostles. While Ms. Rice does an excellent job in invoking "lost time" and some of the scenes from the Gospels (the Temptation, the Wedding at Cana), she also allows some scenes to go by in a blur (the calling of the Apostles, the Baptism by John the Baptist). Still, these are minor flaws and do not take away from an interesting novel which is able to offer a different take while still remaining true to the Church and its teachings.
Christ the Lord--Human and Divine November 9, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
With exquisite writing and excellent scholarship, Rice continues the story of Jesus, this time from his point of view as an adult carpenter. He anxiously awaits the time for his ministry to begin, acting as family and community peacemaker while facing his humanity. The baptism and temptation scenes toward the end of the book are particularly moving, and the miracle at Cana that begins his ministry is rich and joyful.
faithful, readable, compelling and unobjectionable October 16, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Anne Rice continues her excellent narrative on the life of Christ in "The Road to Cana" and gives a readable, credible, story line that does not contradict the Tradition of the Catholic Church and a harmony of the Gospels. Her attention to detail of the Holy people and ordinary life of a first century Jewish town is wonderfully helpful for modern readers to understand what the life of Our Lord was like day to day.
The story begins with a horror though, a stoning of boys for an unnamed but suspected crime that a careful reader would assume is a homosexual act.
Rice's narrative style is leaner than her period pieces and her lush prose in, for example, The Witching Hour. One suspects that part of it is Rice's own evolution as a writer, part of it is her own care in writing only what is accurate, probable, and plausible, and part of it is that the lean style echoes the setting of the book: the Mediterranean/desert climate of Judea during the first century.
Rice's horror fans will find much to enjoy, for she is a gifted writer. Those who took up Rice for the first time (as I did) from her earlier "Out of Egypt" will find this work equally satisfying. I eagerly await the next volume.
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