Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero (with Original Illustration)
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Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1936690411
ISBN 13
9781936690411
Category
830-899 Other Literature
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Publication Year
1897
Publisher
Pages
514 pages
Subject
Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 -- Fiction. Rome -- History -- Nero, 54-68 -- Fiction. Church history.
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Abstract
Publisher Comments
This book is an epic love story set in the time of Nero and Christian persecution. Quo Vadis (where are you going?) - is a usage of the phrase that refers to the Christian tradition. It refers to the apocryphal Acts of Peter (Vercelli Acts XXXV), in which Peter meets Jesus as he is fleeing from likely crucifixion in Rome. Peter asks Jesus the question Quo Vadis?; To which Jesus' answer is, I am going to Rome to be crucified again (Eo Romam iterum crucifigi), prompts Peter to gain the courage to continue his ministry and eventually become a martyr. The eBook contains the original illustrations of the Altemus Edition (1897).
This book is an epic love story set in the time of Nero and Christian persecution. Quo Vadis (where are you going?) - is a usage of the phrase that refers to the Christian tradition. It refers to the apocryphal Acts of Peter (Vercelli Acts XXXV), in which Peter meets Jesus as he is fleeing from likely crucifixion in Rome. Peter asks Jesus the question Quo Vadis?; To which Jesus' answer is, I am going to Rome to be crucified again (Eo Romam iterum crucifigi), prompts Peter to gain the courage to continue his ministry and eventually become a martyr. The eBook contains the original illustrations of the Altemus Edition (1897).
Description
Young Marcus Vinicius has just returned home from war to a Rome ruled by the emperor Nero. He falls in love with the beautiful Ligia who is, unbeknownst to him, a Christian. In pursuing her, he seeks advice of his uncle, an advisor to Nero, and both their lives are changed as the story unfolds. The book sharply characterizes first-century believers, focusing on their courage to testify of Christ in the midst of a disintegrating society.
Biblio Notes
Genre/Form: Christian fiction
Fiction
History
Historical fiction
Material Type: Fiction
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Henryk Sienkiewicz; James S Bell; Jeremiah Curtin
ISBN: 9781618430359 1618430351
OCLC Number: 848270110
Notes: Previously published: Chicago : Northfield Pub., ©1992.
"Adapted and abridged from 'Quo Vadis : a narrative of the time of Nero' by Henryk Sienkiewicz"--Title page verso.
Description: 515 pages ; 21 cm
Other Titles: Quo vadis?.
Responsibility: Henryk Sienkiewicz ; edited and abridged for today's reader by James S. Bell, Jr. ; [translated from the Polish by Jeremiah Curtin].
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