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The Secret of the Kingdom

Part of The Manilianus Duology series

A magnificent novel of the forty days after Christ rose from the dead

Waltari's famous ideological novel The Secret of the Kingdom describes the Biblical events taking place between Easter and Pentecost. Marcus Mezentius Manilianus, a learned and wealthy Roman, is travelling in the Orient and arrives in Jerusalem on the day of the crucifixion of Jesus. This marks the departure point on a quest with many questions: Who was this king that died on the cross? What is the secret of his kingdom?

Genre
historical fiction
Themes
religionspirituality
Setting
israel
Subject
history
Audience
adult
Length
long · 421 pages

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