num_pages: 840
description: The colorful, passionate world of early Christianity comes to vivid life in this story of Basil of Antioch. Basil, a sensitive artisan, is purchased from slavery and commissioned to create a decorative casing for the Chalice that Jesus used at the Last Supper. Basil travels to Jerusalem, Greece, and Rome, meets the apostles, braves the perils of persecution, and finally makes a fateful choice that allows him to “see” Jesus. The dramatic plot, compelling characters, and spiritual depth of The Silver Chalice made it one of the most popular historical novels of the twentieth century.
language: English
title: The Silver Chalice
titlecomplete: The Silver Chalice
characters: Basil, Paul of Tarsus, Persis, Deborra, Linus, Ignatius, Adam ben Asher, Luke the Physician, Joseph of Arimathea, Helena
genres: Classics, Christianity, Biblical Fiction, Historical, Religion, Christian Fiction, Novels, Christian, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 4258
places: Rome, Antioch, Jerusalem, Aleppo, Syria
publisher: Loyola Classics