num_pages: 112
description: I do not know where this little story came from--out of the air perhaps. One thing is certain it is not written in any other book nor is it to be found among the ancient lore of the East. And yet I have never felt as if it were my own. It was a gift and it seemed to me as if I knew the Giver.--Henry Van DykeLong long ago a wise man named Artaban a priest of the Magi discerned from heavenly signs that the time was at hand for the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy--the birth among the Hebrews of a holy Prince and Deliverer of Man. Hastening to join three fellow Magi for the long journey into Judaea he paused to help a dying man and was left behind. And so Artaban began his pilgrimage alone striking out not toward the realization of his life's deepest longing as he hoped but only toward misfortune and suffering. Or so he believed until one blessed radiant moment.With an introduction by Leo Buscaglia
language: English
title: The Story of the Other Wise Man
publisher: Ballantine Books