In all honesty, I think I enjoyed The Robe better than I did Ben Hur. Michaela was right – I did enjoy it – very much indeed. I found an old copy of The Robe at a thrift store and finally got around to reading it several months after finishing Ben Hur. This spring I took Ben Hur with me on a week long choir tour ( you can see my review of that book here), and Michaela, who had read Ben Hur before, told me that if I enjoyed that book I would probably also enjoy The Robe (by Lloyd C. This particular book was suggested to me by my friend Michaela. It was rather as if he had confronted his tragedy! – had gone to meet it! ( The Robe, pg.143) The best that ‘fortitude’ could accomplish was courageous endurance. He had borne his pain with admirable fortitude Was ‘fortitude’ the word? No – murmured Marcellus – the Galilean had something else besides that. He had been unfairly tried, unjustly sentenced, and dishonorably put to death. The man who wore it had been innocent of any crime. First of all, the Robe had symbolized that whole shameful affair at Jerusalem. Marcellus gave himself to serious reflection. If you purchase items through my affiliate links, I receive a small commission but your price doesn't change.
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