Blood and Silk: The Hidden Love Story of Mary Magdalene and Jesus of Nazareth is a work of historical fiction and debut novel, by artist and cultural historian, Carol McKay.
For centuries, First century Roman Occupied Judea has been presented to us-as populated with people wearing bed clothes in an a dusty colorless land- an embarrassment and a stereotype.
Blood and Silk does more than alter preconceived beliefs about the country and the times as well as Mary of Magdala and Jesus of Nazareth; it changes them forever. From Judea and Hellenistic Jewish life in the first century to a universal view of an epoch and place etched into our historical consciousness, McKay has crafted a story that will hold reader’s attention until the final page.
Published by Friesen Press and released October 26, 2010.
Click here to see a partial list of works consulted for Blood and Silk.
The Story of Mary Magdalene