King Jesus (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert Graves
- First Published: 1946
- Type of Work: Historical novel
- Time of Work: The first century
- Setting: Palestine
- Principal Characters: Jesus, Mary, Herod, Antipater, Simon, Mary the Hairdresser
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Mythology or myths, Supernatural, Betrayal, Religion, Pregnancy, Jews or Jewish life, Legends, Gods or goddesses, Miracles, Jesus Christ, Middle East, First century, Heads of state
- Locales: Palestine
The Novel
A first century Roman tells the story of the wonder-worker Jesus, born to Mary, a temple virgin and an “Heiress of Michal” (King David’s wife). In ancient times, according to Simon, the High Priest, title to the land passed down from mother to youngest daughter by ultimogeniture. Thus David unified Israel by marrying the heiresses of the twelve tribes, and pharaohs of Egypt married their sisters. Therefore, Simon, in order to assure the claim to the throne of Prince Antipater, over his treacherous brothers, secretly marries Antipater to Mary. To protect the...
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