The 15-minute book club
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Welcome to the 15-Minute Book Club, a regular look at all things book-related. Hosted by David Wares. Sequestered in the dusty loft-space of the semi-abandoned great Winter Library, somewhere in the twilight wastes of the north, we spend our days filing old library cards, speaking in hushed tones, and repairing and remaindering ancient texts, and we take an occasional 15-minute break to look..
The 15-minute book club
1y ago
Salome was the step-daughter of King Herod of Judaea, and she had been instrumental in the execution of John the Baptist.
What follows is conjecture, but there was a Salome who became a follower of Jesus.
When Salome met Jesus, she renounced evil and became one of his followers. She was there at his crucifixion and she was there when his body was found to have disappeared from the tomb and an angel approached her and Mary, and Magdalene, with the good news of his resurrection. ..read more
The 15-minute book club
1y ago
Pontius Pilate's account of the events leading to the crucifixion.
Why get involved? It was politics.
That was the crux of the matter. ..read more
The 15-minute book club
1y ago
Pontius Pilate's account of the events leading to the crucifixion.
Why get involved? It was politics.
That was the crux of the matter. ..read more
The 15-minute book club
2y ago
Refuse: two short extracts from the Waste Land.
Read by Trish O'Neill ..read more
The 15-minute book club
2y ago
A Christmas Carol - How Charles Dickens re-invented Christmas ..read more