It contains several historical characters, including the Roman. |1 . Douglas is a story about the Roman who won Jesus robe at his crucifixion.

|a Tiberius, |c Emperor of Rome, |d 42 B.C.-37 A.D. The Robe was first written in 1942 historical novel about the Crucifixion of Jesuswritten by. |a Boston : |b Houghton Mifflin, |c 1942. Set against the vividly drawn background of ancient Rome, this is a timeless story of adventure, faith, and romance, a tale of spiritual longing and ultimate redemption. Through the pages of this great book, the reader sees how a pagan Roman was eventually converted to Christ. After he won Christ's robe in a game of dice on Calvary, he experienced a slow and overpowering change in his life. Here is the fascinating story of this young Roman soldier, Marcellus, who was in charge at the crucifixion of Jesus. He then sets forth on a quest to find the truth about the Nazarene-a quest that reaches to the very roots and heart of Christianity. A Roman soldier wins Christ's robe as a gambling prize. It is to her that Douglas dedicated this book. The Robe (The Worlds Best Reading) / Douglas, Lloyd C / ISBN 0895775476 (8 copies separate) The Robe (1942 copy) / Douglas, Lloyd C.

Douglas immediately began working on The Robe, sending each chapter to Hazel as he finished it. One of those fans, a department store clerk in Ohio named Hazel McCann, wrote to Douglas asking what he thought had happened to Christ's garments after the crucifixion. Douglas was receiving an average of one hundred letters a week from fans. More than 6 million copies sold! The classic Christian novel of the crucifixion and one Roman soldier's transformation through faith.Īt the height of his popularity, Lloyd C. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for The Robe by Lloyd C.

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