Author: Henry Van DykePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Magi
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
The Story of the Other Wise Man
Author: Henry Van DykeThe Mansion
Author: Henry Van DykePublisher: Franklin Classics
ISBN: 9780341684923
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
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The Story of the Other Wise Man by Henry Van Dyke.
Author: Henry Van DykePublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781540407689
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
The Story of The Other Wise Man by Henry Van Dyke. The Story of the Other Wise Man is a short novel or long short story by Henry van Dyke. It was initially published in 1895 and has been reprinted many times since then. The story is an addition and expansion of the account of the Biblical Magi, recounted in the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. It tells about a "fourth" wise man (accepting the tradition that the Magi numbered three), a priest of the Magi named Artaban, one of the Medes from Persia. Like the other Magi, he sees signs in the heavens proclaiming that a King had been born among the Jews. Like them, he sets out to see the newborn ruler, carrying treasures to give as gifts to the child - a sapphire, a ruby, and a "pearl of great price." However, he stops along the way to help a dying man, which makes him late to meet with the caravan of the other three wise men. Because he missed the caravan, and he can't cross the desert with only a horse, he is forced to sell one of his treasures in order to buy the camels and supplies necessary for the trip. He then commences his journey but arrives in Bethlehem too late to see the child, whose parents have fled to Egypt. He saves the life of a child at the price of another of his treasures. He then travels to Egypt and to many other countries, searching for Jesus for many years and performing acts of charity along the way. After 33 years, Artaban is still a pilgrim, and a seeker after light. Artaban arrives in Jerusalem just in time for the crucifixion of Jesus. He spends his last treasure, the pearl, to ransom a young woman from being sold into slavery. He is then struck in the head by a falling roof tile and is about to die, having failed in his quest to find Jesus, but having done much good through charitable works. A voice tells him "Verily I say unto thee, Inasmuch as thou hast done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, thou hast done it unto me."(Matthew 25:40) He dies in a calm radiance of wonder and joy. His treasures were accepted, and the Other Wise Man found his King.
Out-of-doors in the Holy Land
Author: Henry Van DykePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Palestine
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
The First Christmas Tree
Author: Henry Van DykePublisher: Charles Scribner
ISBN:
Category : Christmas
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Winfried and Gregor convert the followers of Thor, the tree god, to Christianity after they attempt to prevent a human sacrifice.
The Story of the Other Wise Man
Author: Henry Van DykePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dummies (Bookselling)
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
This Way to Christmas
Author: Ruth SawyerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
A lonely boy in snowy hill country at Christmas meets a "locked-out fairy" who introduces him to equally lonely neighbors and each tells him a unique story of the Christmas season.
The Unknown Quantity
Author: Henry Van DykePublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Unknown Quantity" (A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales) by Henry Van Dyke. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
The Greatest Gift
Author: Susan SummersPublisher: Barefoot Ministries
ISBN: 9781846865770
Category : Christian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
'The Greatest Gift' is an illustrated retelling of the story of the fourth wise man who, according to tradition, did not reach Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus but went on to devote his life to searching for him.
Gabriel and the Hour Book
Author: Evaleen SteinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Relates the story of the making of an hour book as a wedding gift from King Louis of France to Lady Anne of Brittany and the good fortune it brought to little Gabriel, Brother Stephen's color grinder.