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Name: Dear and glorious physician
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Author: Taylor Caldwell

📘 Dear and glorious physician by Taylor Caldwell

‘Dear and Glorious Physician’ presents the life of Lucanus – later known as St. Luke – a Greek physician trained in Alexandria who travels the Mediterranean to heal the sick. Drawn to the reality of Christ, Lucas seeks out witnesses of the Holy Life, from family to contemporaries, gathering testimony that shapes his Gospel. Caldwell’s narrative blends historical detail, the culture of Roman Antioch, and the emerging Christian movement, offering a vivid portrait of a man of science turned evangelist.

First publish date: 1959

Genre: Christian Fiction/Historical Christian Fiction

Authors: Taylor Caldwell

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