Project Gutenberg 2013-11-26 Public domain in the USA. 101 Ludlow, James M. (James Meeker) 1841 1932 Ludlow, James Meeker Ludlow, J. M. (James Meeker) 07014502 A King of Tyre: A Tale of the Times of Ezra and Nehemiah Produced by sp1nd, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A King of Tyre: A Tale of the Times of Ezra and Nehemiah" by James M. Ludlow is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. Set in the mid-5th century B.C., the story takes place in the city of Tyre and revolves around King Hiram, who grapples with the conflict between his authority and the powerful priesthood that seeks to manipulate public sentiment for sacrificial rites to appease their god, Baal. The narrative explores themes of political power, religion, and personal sacrifice amidst a backdrop of societal tensions and the encroaching influence of Greek culture. The beginning of the novel introduces readers to the vibrant, bustling city of Tyre, highlighting its significance as a commercial hub and the desperate mood of its inhabitants in light of a religious proclamation for a grand celebration involving sacrifices. King Hiram, newly crowned and critical of the priests' traditions, finds himself at odds with both the priestly class and his cousin Rubaal. As the council proposes extreme acts of devotion to restore Phoenician prestige, Hiram's open dissent against these practices sets the stage for a brewing conflict that threatens his reign. The characters’ complexities are revealed, foreshadowing the intertwining fates of Hiram, the ambitious merchant Ahimelek, and the opposition posed by the priesthood, encapsulating a struggle for identity and power within the ancient world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44290/44290-h/images/cover.jpg en Jewish fiction Jews -- History -- 586 B.C.-70 A.D. -- Fiction Tyre (Lebanon) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 452790 452799 2024-09-18T14:02:39.233666 2023-09-19T09:42:51.537981 text/html text/html 457361 2013-11-26T09:44:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 238659 2013-11-26T09:44:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 255014 2024-09-18T14:02:45.646626 application/epub+zip 258115 2024-09-18T14:02:40.089663 application/epub+zip 242914 2024-09-18T14:02:39.645649 application/epub+zip 406699 2024-09-18T14:02:50.131604 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355256 2024-09-18T14:02:44.916609 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340287 2022-09-20T08:03:51.454917 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415685 415488 2024-09-18T14:02:38.421642 2023-09-19T09:42:50.770000 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 415372 2013-11-26T09:44:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 163403 2013-11-26T09:44:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 415366 2013-11-26T09:44:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 163359 2013-11-26T09:44:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20816 2024-09-18T14:02:50.272589 application/rdf+xml 17603 2024-09-18T14:02:39.740633 image/jpeg 2728 2024-09-18T14:02:39.691653 image/jpeg 238633 2024-09-18T14:02:39.276678 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