Biblical fiction

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I am Luca Boffa a asipiring catholic author of Biblical Fiction, i mean historical christian novels based on the Bible, a question: i want to write a catholic novel about Hezekiah or King Josiah times with a fictional protagonist, is a good or bad idea from a catholic view?
Another potential historical theme for my novel is the fall of Jerusalem by Babylonians in 586 BCE.
 
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Biblical fiction is a great subgenre, to my mind!

A challenge you will face is creating a “Catholic” narrative in a setting where neither Catholic theology, or indeed modern Jewish theology would exist for thirty generations. Conversely, this was an era where longing for Messiah was beginning to come to a head!

ICXC NIKA.
 
There’s tons of good Biblical fiction written in the past by both Catholics and Protestants. Probably the best known ones are “Quo Vadis” and “Ben Hur”, but there are lots of others like “Barabbas”, “The Robe”, “The Silver Chalice”, “Great Lion of God” and “Dear and Glorious Physician.” I used to enjoy reading these when I was younger. Most of the Biblical fiction focuses on New Testament times, but no harm in doing the Old Testament kings. I think it’s a fine idea as long as you don’t have the characters doing anything that’s culturally or morally inappropriate for their time.
 
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My first novel will be based on Hezekiah times and his protagonist will be a young boy from biblical times.
 
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I’ve never read some biblical fiction… Just to say.
Edit: But I tried writing stories. Well, they seem cheesy or so to me.

Ok, I’ll go now.
Good bless you all authors!
 
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Anne Rice wrote 2 excellent biblical fiction books on the life of Christ. “Christ The Lord: Out Of Egypt” and “Christ The Lord: The Road To Cana”. I’ve read many biblical fiction books actually the market is saturated with bf books from the old testament period but it’s hard to find books around the time of Jesus.
 
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My novel is about a story set in hellenistic era at Jerusalem shortly after death of Alexander the Great or is better the time of Hezekiah or Josiah?
 
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Frank G. Slaughter wrote 56 books, largely hospital stories but including a group of novels that retold biblical stories or tales about the Apostles and the founding of Christianity. He favored strong story lines, based on real events wherever possible and backed by intensive technical research. (From NY Times obit by Paul Lewis, 5/23/2001.)

A partial list:

NT titles
The Crown and the Cross (Life of Jesus)
Upon This Rock (St. Peter)
Thorn of Arimathea (Veronica and the centurion)
The Sins of Herod (Antipas after the Crucifixion)
The Galileans (Mary Madgdalene)
God’s Warrior (St. Paul)
The Road to Bithynia (St. Luke)

OT Titles:
The Song of Ruth (Ruth & Naomi)
The Scarlet Cord (Battle of Jericho)
Queen of Evil (Jezebel)
David, Warrior and King

Others:
The Land and the Promise (stories from OT & NT, from the Creation to the missionary journeys of St. Paul)
Constantine: The Miracle of the Flaming Cross
 
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