- Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt
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Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt
1st editionAuthor(s) Anne Rice Cover artist anonymous, (Funeral Portrait, Pushkin Museum) Country United States Language English Publisher Alfred A. Knopf Publication date 2005 Media type Print (Paperback & Hardback) Pages 384 pp ISBN 0375412018 Followed by Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt (2005) is a book by Anne Rice that depicts the life of Jesus Christ at the age of 7 to 8. Rice wrote the novel after returning to the Catholic Church in 1998.
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Reviews
Beliefnet named Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt its 2005 Book of the Year on the basis of its "creativity, its unique spin on one of the world's most important religious figures, and for its impact on Christians and other readers".[1]
Film
A film based on the book was scheduled to start shooting in October 2007 in Israel,[2] produced by David Kirkpatrick, co-founder of Good News Holdings. The production company hoped to release the film in the northern fall of 2008.[3] However, the project was cancelled due to "creative differences".[4]
Follow-up books
The second book in the series, The Road to Cana, has been published. Anne Rice is currently working on the third book in the series.[4]
Footnotes
- ^ Beliefnet.com review
- ^ IMDB
- ^ The Passion of the Rice - IGN
- ^ a b Out of Egypt Scrapped - Christianity Today Movies
Links
Novels by Anne Rice The Vampire Chronicles New Tales of the Vampires Lives of the Mayfair Witches Christ the Lord Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt · Christ the Lord: The Road to CanaSongs of the Seraphim Angel Time · Of Love and EvilSingle novels As "Anne Rampling" As "A.N. Roquelaure" The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty · Beauty's Punishment · Beauty's ReleaseCategories:- 1998 novels
- Novelistic portrayals of Jesus
- Novels by Anne Rice
- 21st-century American novels
- Roman Catholic Church novels
- Alfred A. Knopf books
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