The Robe
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
What would happen to the Roman soldier who won Christ's robe at the foot of the cross? The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas answers that haunting question in a sweeping work of historical fiction set against the grandeur and brutality of the Roman Empire. The story follows Marcellus Gallio, a young Roman tribune who, as a punishment for a rash act of defiance, is dispatched to Jerusalem — where his fateful role in the Crucifixion sets him on an obsessive, tortured quest for truth, redemption, and ultimately, faith. Douglas, a minister turned novelist, infuses the narrative with a profound moral and spiritual urgency that elevates it far beyond conventional religious storytelling. The Robe is a richly imagined portrait of a world on the cusp of transformation, where the nascent Christian movement collides with the iron will of Rome. The novel's enduring power lies in its psychological depth and its compassionate portrayal of a man undone — and remade — by a single garment, leaving the reader to wonder: can the weight of one moment truly change the course of a soul?
Author: Lloyd C. Douglas
Format: Hardback
Genre: Historical fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
What would happen to the Roman soldier who won Christ's robe at the foot of the cross? The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas answers that haunting question in a sweeping work of historical fiction set against the grandeur and brutality of the Roman Empire. The story follows Marcellus Gallio, a young Roman tribune who, as a punishment for a rash act of defiance, is dispatched to Jerusalem — where his fateful role in the Crucifixion sets him on an obsessive, tortured quest for truth, redemption, and ultimately, faith. Douglas, a minister turned novelist, infuses the narrative with a profound moral and spiritual urgency that elevates it far beyond conventional religious storytelling. The Robe is a richly imagined portrait of a world on the cusp of transformation, where the nascent Christian movement collides with the iron will of Rome. The novel's enduring power lies in its psychological depth and its compassionate portrayal of a man undone — and remade — by a single garment, leaving the reader to wonder: can the weight of one moment truly change the course of a soul?