The Story of the Other Wise Man (Gateway Books (Lutterworth)) - Hardcover

Van Dyke, Henry

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9780718826932: The Story of the Other Wise Man (Gateway Books (Lutterworth))

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ISBN 10: 0718826930 ISBN 13: 9780718826932

Publisher: Lutterworth Press, 1987

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Four Wise Men followed the star in the east, but only three arrived in Bethlehem on time. This is the legend of the fourth Wise Man Artaban and his journey in search of the King, retold in a delightfully illustrated paperback edition. Illustrated by Ruth McCrea.

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"I do not know where this little story came from--out of the air, perhaps. One thing is certain, it is not written in any other book, nor is it to be found among the ancient lore of the East. And yet I have never felt as if it were my own. It was a gift, and it seemed to me as if I knew the Giver."
--Henry Van Dyke

Long, long ago, a wise man named Artaban, a priest of the Magi, discerned from heavenly signs that the time was at hand for the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy--the birth among the Hebrews of a holy Prince and Deliverer of Man. Hastening to join three fellow Magi for the long journey into Judaea, he paused to help a dying man and was left behind. And so Artaban began his pilgrimage alone, striking out not toward the realization of his life's deepest longing, as he hoped, but only toward misfortune and suffering. Or so he believed until one blessed, radiant moment.

With an introduction by Leo Buscaglia

About the Author:

Van Dyke was born ni Germantown, Pennsylvania. He served as a pastor of twenty years, became a professor of English Literature and was appointed United States minister to the Netherlands.

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