Joseph of Arimathea, a thoughtful young man of Galilee, becomes a follower of the Essene shepherd Jesus. Moore imagines that Jesus is taken down from the cross alive, nursed back to health by Joseph, and returns to the Essene community by the brook Kerith, where years later the zealous apostle Paul arrives preaching a risen Christ.
A daring, beautifully written novel that caused a stir in 1916, for readers of literary fiction about faith. Download the free EPUB.