Cross Triumphant, The
Set in the 1st century AD,Ā The Cross TriumphantĀ provides a fictional retelling of the dreadful events that led to the fall of Jerusalem in AD 70.
The story begins with a young Jewish Levite named Phannias. As a Nazirite, Phannias vows to spend his life in service in the temple. Under the tutelage of a rabbi, he learns every letter of the law in preparation for holy service. At the same time, he hears rumors that perhaps the Messiah has already come. He encounters certain āNazarenesā who worship and follow Jesus Christ. As the conflict between the Romans and Jews intensifies, Phannias grows in his conviction about the identity of Jesus Christ and, in time, puts his trust in the promised Messiah. Phannias learns that he is unable to produce his own righteousness, but instead, that āChrist is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believesā (Rom. 10:3-4).
Author of the award-winningĀ Titus: Comrade of the Cross, Florence Kingsley authored her epicĀ The Cross TriumphantĀ around the beginning of the 20th century.
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Set in the 1st century AD,Ā The Cross TriumphantĀ provides a fictional retelling of the dreadful events that led to the fall of Jerusalem in AD 70.
The story begins with a young Jewish Levite named Phannias. As a Nazirite, Phannias vows to spend his life in service in the temple. Under the tutelage of a rabbi, he learns every letter of the law in preparation for holy service. At the same time, he hears rumors that perhaps the Messiah has already come. He encounters certain āNazarenesā who worship and follow Jesus Christ. As the conflict between the Romans and Jews intensifies, Phannias grows in his conviction about the identity of Jesus Christ and, in time, puts his trust in the promised Messiah. Phannias learns that he is unable to produce his own righteousness, but instead, that āChrist is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believesā (Rom. 10:3-4).
Author of the award-winningĀ Titus: Comrade of the Cross, Florence Kingsley authored her epicĀ The Cross TriumphantĀ around the beginning of the 20th century.
