Mary Messiah: A Novel of the Virgin Mary

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The Virgin Mary was the most important woman in history.

As the Mother of God hers was a unique destiny.

Throughout the development of Christianity Mary has inspired limitless devotion among the faithful of all ages and of all races.

And yet, until now very little attention has been paid to the historical life of Mary.

We know her as the Mother of God, but who was Mary the woman?

Mary was born Mariam, the daughter of Joachim and Hannah, in the village of Bethlehem and grew up in the cosmopolitan city of Alexandria. Returning to Judaea and surviving a storm in the Sea of Galilee, in which her parents were drowned, Mary was left alone at the age of 14 in the uncertain, violent, oppressed nation that was Roman Israel.

At this moment of uncertainty for her people, Mary was chosen with the highest honour possible — an Angel of the Annunciation declared to her that she was blessed above all women.

And, in Bethlehem of Judaea, Mary gave birth to the infant Jesus.

This biography is essential for all who love and draw succour and inspiration from the Mother of God. It expands our understanding of a woman whose involvement with the birth of Christianity marks her as one of the great influences on humankind.

Stephen Marley is a British author and video game designer, best known for his Chia Black Dragon series. He has had eight novels published, the most recent a thriller entitled The Heresy. His third novel, Mortal Mask, was acclaimed a 'masterpiece' in the Clute/Grant The Encyclopedia of Fantasy.

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