Project Gutenberg 2005-07-14 Public domain in the USA. 87 Van Dyke, Henry 1852 1933 Dyke, Henry Van Dyke, Henry Jackson Van Dyke, Henry I. Van The Story of the Other Wise Man Reading ease score: 75.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook: #19608 (Illustrated HTML file) #10679 (Plain html file) #16291 (Plain html file) Produced by Michael Gray (Lost_Gamer@comcast.net) "The Story of the Other Wise Man" by Henry Van Dyke is a short philosophical story written in the late 19th century. The narrative follows Artaban, the Fourth Wise Man, who embarks on a quest to find the newborn King after witnessing a celestial sign. Unlike the other three Magi, Artaban’s journey is marked by setbacks and acts of kindness, emphasizing a theme of love and selflessness over material gifts. In the tale, Artaban sells his possessions to purchase three jewels as offerings, but delays in his journey to help those in need create obstacles that prevent him from reaching Jesus in Bethlehem with his fellow wise men. As he travels through various lands, Artaban selflessly aids the poor, sick, and oppressed, ultimately sacrificing each of his precious gifts to save lives. Even though he never physically meets Jesus, his actions demonstrate that true devotion and service to humanity embody the spirit of seeking the divine. The story culminates in Artaban's realization that the essence of his journey was not in finding the King but in the love and mercy he showed to others along the way. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christmas stories Jesus Christ -- Fiction Christian fiction Magi -- Fiction PZ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Fiction 87618 86312 2024-10-07T09:41:02.116665 2023-09-07T10:23:45.745252 text/html text/html 82762 2020-12-12T05:05:19 text/html; charset=us-ascii 65204 2020-12-12T05:05:19 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 143644 2024-10-07T09:41:07.690620 application/epub+zip 143854 2024-10-07T09:41:04.991599 application/epub+zip 93588 2024-10-07T09:41:03.844611 application/epub+zip 236165 2024-10-07T09:41:09.677613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225422 2024-10-07T09:41:07.025743 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160007 2022-09-08T04:32:48.156426 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 74744 74712 2024-10-07T09:41:01.751627 2023-09-07T10:23:45.490221 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 74535 2020-12-12T05:05:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29497 2020-12-12T05:05:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20518 2024-10-07T09:41:09.804590 application/rdf+xml 11949 2024-10-07T09:41:04.392616 image/jpeg 3056 2024-10-07T09:41:04.119600 image/jpeg 141008 2024-10-07T09:41:02.130640 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia