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Dear And Glorious Physician
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Doubleday & Company (1959)
ISBN: 0002211505
EAN: 9780002211505
Hardcover: 512 pages
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Customer Reviews
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A Novel about St Luke
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-12-12
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
A most inspiring look at the way it might have been. Taylor Caldwell delivers what seems to be a first hand report on the most prolific and educated Gospel writer in his private and public life.
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Will always be in my library.
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-09-06
9 out of 9 customers found this reveiw helpful
Love this book about the physician, Luke, who wrote the Gospel according to Luke. Fiction, yes, but such an accurate depiction of the human struggle for spiritual relevance and the rebellion of the human soul. The detail and depth of characters, the complex and rewarding plot and the historical accuracy make this one of the finest works ever done by any author, in my opinion. Rarely does reading the last page cause such a sigh of satifaction. I am buying another because I've loaned mine out so often.
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Martin Scorcese should make the movie
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-07-20
3 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
I'm surprised by how many reviewers read this book in high school. I think I read it in 8th grade. I also reread it within the last couple of years (over 40 years later). For me this book still had a great impact; I know I never forgot it. Caldwell was a great story teller and the forces at odds in Luke as he travels the road from angry nonbeliever practicing medicine in the Roman World to a man of faith who eventually writes his own gospel is a wonderful journey for the reader. I was pulled into his struggle like I have been in few other books. So the book stayed with me, but the second time I read it, I thought it would make a great movie directed by Martin Scorcese. I remembered his Last Temptation of Christ from the late 70's. I've tried to find a way to contact Scorcese to encourage him to do the movie, but was unsuccessful. If anyone reading this can get through to him, you might suggest it would be a great opportunity for him... (I think Leonardo Decaprio would make a great Luke). Anyway, the book is currently out of print; if somebody would republish it, I'd give it to everyone I know. The used editions have actually gotten a little pricey. But, I encourage everyone to read the book. On many levels, it's a great read. Finally, one of the best and most moving parts of the book is when Luke interviews the Virgin Mary and the Apostle John for his gospel; coming near the end of the book, these episodes raise the book above conventional historical fiction and make it somehow a spiritual reading experiance.
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A RARE GEM!
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-02-23
3 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book is to be read and re-read!!! It contains so much wisdom, insight, and all of it written in such a powerful way.
If you are curious about one of history's most fascinating time periods, this book will definetely enthuse you. It is filled with so many visual descriptions capable of transporting you back in time as you read! I could not put it down
Luke's story is inpiring and Caldwell's treatment is sublime.
GET YOUR HANDS ON IT TODAY!
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My Grandmother Loved It
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-01-09
0 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
It was in great condition and made an excellent gift for my grandmother
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Amazon.com's Price:$20.00
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