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| Title | : | Twice Freed |
| Author | : | Patricia St. John |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 256 pages |
| Published | : | April 1st 2002 by CF4kids (first published 1970) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Christian. Christian Fiction. Young Adult |
Patricia St. John
Paperback | Pages: 256 pages Rating: 4.05 | 1141 Users | 85 Reviews
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If you're a fan of Rosemary Sutcliff, read this book.Now, I'm recommending this book to literally everyone. No matter your age, or taste in books...if you can read, READ THIS BOOK. But if you're a Sutcliff fan, you'll probably enjoy it most because there are clear similarities between Sutcliff and St. John's writing style and subject matter (at least in this book).
This book has such a special place in my heart. I read it tons of times as a little kid and even though I couldn't fully appreciate its brilliance, I knew a good story and lovable characters when I read about them. The story is epicness personified. Onesimus is a slave who become a freedman, a freedman who becomes a gladiator, and a gladiator who comes a Christian. There's a beautiful, #everythinggoals love story. The characters are perfect. Archippus miiiiight be my favorite because I have a thing for awful characters who become great, but really...everyone shines.
This books speaks to me in every way. PLEASE READ IT!!!
(The only thing I don't like it how St. John does that dumb thing of having Paul speak in dialogue consisting almost solely of what he wrote in his letters. And people just don't talk like that. But everything else is perfect.)
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| Original Title: | Twice Freed |
| ISBN: | 1857924894 (ISBN13: 9781857924893) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.05 From 1141 Users | 85 ReviewsNotice Of Books Twice Freed
We read this as a family and all of us were engaged and interested. It was interesting to compare it to the different books of the New Testament. We all found it to be an engaging and fun read that brought the bible to life. I had a few issues with some statements on slavery, but they were discussion points for our family rather than a reason to not read the book.A review by an 11 and 8-year-old"Twice Freed" is a book about slavery and Jesus Christ. It takes place in Colosse in the time of the Roman Empire shortly after Jesus' time on earth. Onesimus is the main character and Philemon is his master. Archippus, Philemon's son, and Onesimus were good friends when they were young. Now Onesimus doesn't really like Archippus anymore because Archippus is his master, and he treats him badly. As the story goes along, Onesimeus battles fear and wicked deeds in
I liked the simplicity yet fun of this book. An awesome look at the heart of Onesimus. Based on the Biblical character.
I received this book years ago as a gift for my tenth birthday. I was always fascinated about ancient Rome for some reason and the cover of Twice Freed caught my eye. It didn't disappoint either. I read almost the entire book in one setting. It was thrilling and I was transported into the world of the first century AD.But I was ten then, and I guess I hardly paid much attention to style and plot, as I had just begun to read "novels". I picked it up a few months ago and realized how descriptive
I haven't read this in years, but when I was younger I read it several times. I loved most of Patricia St John's books, but particularly this one. It gave so much to this story of Onesimus and I loved how she created a whole story out of a few lines in a small book of the Bible. Whenever I looked at Philemon (that's the book I seem to recall it being from) with my family or in church after reading this, I was always very interested and felt this secret joy about my expanded insight into a
A little too violent when he kills his gladiator friend. The whole section on him being a gladiator wasn't believable. I absolutely loved how she tied together so many cultural, geographical, and theological themes of the Roman Empire at the time of Paul's missionary journeys. Her writing gets bogged down on occasion in descriptions of setting (flora), but otherwise I really appreciate her style of storytelling. I thought I wouldn't like this book as much as some of her others, but I liked it
This classic novel, based on the book of Philemon in the New Testament, is beautifully written and helps us to imagine what first-century life in the Mediterranean area might have been like.
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