Background to the novel. I wanted to answer many questions about Jesus and his cousin John in their childhood and teen years. For Jesus the Holy Family flight into Egypt to avoid Herods soldiers was taken from the written tradition of the Egyptian Coptic Church. For hundreds of years the story of the Holy familyContinue reading “Jesus and John, a Novel by Dr. Pelham Mead”
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Copy Picture of novel, “Jesus and John.”
A stained glass showing the Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist
Chapter 5- Young John from the Novel, “Jesus and John,” by Dr. Pelham Mead, Xlibris publishers
Chapter 5- Young John Luke: 1:57 When the time arrived for Elizabeth to have her child she gave birth to a son. 1:58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her. 1:59 When they came on the eighth day to circumciseContinue reading “Chapter 5- Young John from the Novel, “Jesus and John,” by Dr. Pelham Mead, Xlibris publishers”
dirty fat king henry VIII 1500’s
History records that when King Henry VIII met his wife to be Princess Anne of Cleve’s from Germany he said she was plain and ugly. From Anne of Cleaves viewpoint she had never seen a photo or painting of Henry before. She was told he was tall ,red headed, and handsome. That was twenty yearsContinue reading “dirty fat king henry VIII 1500’s”
Anne of Cleve’s, 4th wife of King Henry VIII
Anne was the step mother of Mary oldest daughter of king Henry VIII. she was a year older than Mary and a close friend who helped both Mary and Elizabeth educate themselves. she outlived Henry VIii and lived to see the Coronation of Mary as Queen of England. she became a close friend to theContinue reading “Anne of Cleve’s, 4th wife of King Henry VIII”
