In a style reminiscent of earlier literary writers, Dr. Sutherland protrays the astonishing life of Mary of Magdala. The petulant and beautiful 18-year-old, seeking the meaning of her dream, encounters the mysterious and mystical Essenes and learns their secret teachings. In her exuberance she enters into collaboration with the Zealots, encoutners a Roman Tribune and becomes influenced by the darkness of error. The healing by Jesus initiates her life as favored disciple and mystical leader of the others who followed him.
This historical novel portrays the life and works of the Essene healer and beloved disciple of Jesus, Mary of Magdala. It is based, in part, on the Gospel of Mary discovered in 1896 by an Egyptologist in a Cairo bookshop; the Gnostic Gospels found near Nag Hammadi, Egypt in 1945; and the contemporary gnostic texr, Abraham the Intiator on Spirit, Will and Ego. Though most of Mary's gospel is possibly lost forever, enough information remains in all of these documents to provide an intriguing glimpse of the mystical Mary Magdalene and her favored relationship to Jesus. Tragically, cneturies would pass while she remained condemned as a whore in orthodox Christian teachings. Even today, decades after the original discoveries, she remains either forgotten, or when remembered, denigrated. This novel is dedicated to the memory of Mary Magdalene.
Fifth Book of the Southern Swallow Series. Nan Ya and his crew take a final adventure into a mythical Chinese universe and become entangled in court intrigue.
Third Book in Five Book Series - Southern Swallow - a tale of 12th Century China. Li K'ai-men becomes entangled in an intrigue that becomes his undoing.
Fifth Book of the Southern Swallow Series. Nan Ya and his crew take a final adventure into a mythical Chinese universe and become entangled in court intrigue.
