Julia Episcopa - A Womans Struggle in the Church

The Mystery of Julia Episcopa

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Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Rigoli Goodreads Author ,. In ancient Rome , a woman flees for her life. Her enemies are those she once called 'brother'. Hidden beneath her blue cloak are secrets men will kill for - forgeries that prove the newly self-appointed bishops are not followers of the way, but pretenders who have seized power and will stop at nothing to shape this new religion to their own ends. Now, Julia - a woman who ha In ancient Rome , a woman flees for her life. Now, Julia - a woman who had once walked with Mary Magdalene and taught alongside Paul must preserve the legacy of the apostles in the face of terrifying danger.

Two thousand years later, classical archaeologists Valentina Vella and Erika Simone are tasked with advising the newly-elected Pope on the historical legacy of women in the early Christian period. The women stumble across an ancient parchment buried deep in the Vatican archives, a document that has clearly been altered. They find themselves on the trail of a woman who may have been the first woman Bishop in the Catholic faith.

To reveal Julia's legacy will put them in the cross-hairs of a venomous Vatican battle for power and supremacy; to stay silent would make them complicit in an ancient heresy and would betray the teachings that Julia sacrificed her life to defend.

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I rated it the book "5 stars" so why is it listed as four? Diane Cummings I don't know, Patricia. See 2 questions about The Mystery of Julia Episcopa….

Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Mar 25, Connie Huddleston rated it it was amazing. As a retired professional archaeologist, I was afraid this book would make archaeologists into yet another Indiana Jones. I can't wait for the second book! Mar 18, Kay D. Deely rated it it was amazing. Not to be missed I loved this book. History fascinates me and the 'fictionalization' of history especially fascinates me. Who's to say it's all fiction? Sep 13, N. Light rated it it was amazing. What an incredible book!

Mar 18, Beth Joyce rated it it was amazing. Thought provoking I read this in one sitting and found it to be a fascinating theory. I am definitely looking forward to reading the next installment. Feb 21, Maggies Daisy rated it it was amazing Shelves: History seems to have a way of being rewritten to fit what those seeking it wishes us to read for there own gains. In this historical fiction surrounding one of the biggest taboo's still to this day is the history of women and their roles as religious leaders in the Catholic religion. In this story we find two women archeologist tasked with finding any reference to females in the Church hierarchy.

When they discover a corrected scroll mislabeled in the Vatican archives, they find themselves on t History seems to have a way of being rewritten to fit what those seeking it wishes us to read for there own gains. When they discover a corrected scroll mislabeled in the Vatican archives, they find themselves on the trail of a young roman woman who could be the first women bishop in the Catholic faith.

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Can they share their findings with the world without being labeled a man-hating feminist or have their careers destroyed by those who refuse to believe their conclusions? In this fantastic tale of Julia, we follow her life from pampered daughter in Rome to her unfulfilling marriage and her desire to spread the word of Jesus. Jun 10, Amber rated it it was amazing Shelves: I truly enjoyed every part of this book! I really liked the back and forth between going into the first century with Julia and back to today with the archeologists discovering her.

Getting drawn into Julia's life and her struggles. You just want to fight right along with her. I love archeology and this did not disappoint. I left the Catholic church many years ago because I felt that organized religion is full of corruption and I didn't feel right belonging to a church that puts A Fantastic Read!! I left the Catholic church many years ago because I felt that organized religion is full of corruption and I didn't feel right belonging to a church that puts women subsurvient to men. I always felt that was not what it was meant to become.

This book really played along on those lines and I just ate it up like candy and didn't want to stop reading. I highly recommend this book to everyone! Mar 01, Kerry rated it it was ok Shelves: I purchased this book because it was tagged to be similar to The DaVinci Code. Unfortunately it wasn't anything like Dan Brown's book. The premise is a good one, despite it no longer being an issue in the Church today, but I feel it could've done so much better in the hands of a more experienced author. There is a lot of back and forth between first century Rome and modern day. While this doesn't bother me often, I felt that too much time was spent on Julia's life, on getting to the point where s I purchased this book because it was tagged to be similar to The DaVinci Code.

While this doesn't bother me often, I felt that too much time was spent on Julia's life, on getting to the point where she became a first century female bishop. Her earlier life could've been pared way down and a focus made on when she actually became a bishop and all that her life entailed then. Throughout the book I was left wondering where certain threads of the story were going only for them to be resolved seemingly as an after thought. It feels like a lot of the historical information was weakly researched. For instance, the poisoned used in the plot is one that sounded familiar so I looked it up and learned that consuming it once which is what we're led to believe happens in the story would only make someone horribly sick.

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One would have to consume large quantities of it to die and any reasonable person who seemingly tasted something off in her wine would probably have someone taste it first after the initial suspect consumption. There was clearly little to no editing on the part of either the writer s or any kind of editor.

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My copy of the book indicates that it is written by both John Rigoli and Diane Cummings, though the listing here on Goodreads indicates it was written by John Rigoli. According to Amazon, the book was published just this year, however I was unable to find the name of the publisher. What I did find, interestingly enough, was that this book was previously published in under the title Julia Episcopa: I have read only one other book written by two people and I feel it worked well because I feel the writers knew each other well and their styles were similar.

In this case, though, it feels like these two authors either don't know each other or have only just met and decided to rework the story. The volcano Vesuvius was spewing again. Herculaneum small community could be in grave danger now. The explosion was deafening. Modern day, Rome, Italy. Each scroll had a tag attached signifying the writer. Julia Episcopa upper class Roman, District of Trastevere had written the majority of the documents.

The 2 girls later founded Valeri Laboratorio di Conservazione.

Augustine had raised hell that woman were not qualified to be Bishops or any other clergy for that matter. Over dinner Valentina shared with Luca her newest venture. Vesia Lucinia was trying to calm her 2 daughter Julia down. Julia was hoping she would be able to please Marcus Aquillius 30, suitor. If the Vatican can show its flock such documentation, modern day problems might abate and A Woman's Struggle in the Church.

In the Vatican Secret Archives basement, two biblical scholars hired by the Vatican are scouring ancient documents in search of proof that today's Church has not strayed from its tenets of two thousand years ago. If the Vatican can show its flock such documentation, modern day problems might abate and the church might find itself on firmer footing.

But the two scholars, Valentina Vella and Erika Simone, find something else. They stumble upon a letter written in the first century by a previously unknown bishop-a woman-giving advice to the new Christian leader. The discovery rocks the scholars' sensibilities. But could this ancient Christian woman have, in fact, been something unknown to history: In both timelines, the truth of early Christianity will prove something the powers that be would rather keep hidden.

In their series opener, Rigoli Julia Episcopa: The story is full of amusing bits of invented historical facts and encounters with famous names. Here Lucinia describes her first impression of Paul: Yet there is something about him.

Yes, he is appealing in an odd way.

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