If the novel you have in mind is still under copyright, I cannot share the full text or a downloadable PDF. The information below will help you locate a legitimate copy and give you a solid foundation for any further study, review, or citation you wish to do. 1. Quick Reference Snapshot | Item | Details | |------|---------| | Title | Gamaliel (sometimes subtitled The Story of a Man Who Changed a Nation ) | | Author | James R. T. Miller (pseudonym: J. R. Miller) – a 19th‑century American writer of historical fiction. | | First Publication | 1876 (Hardcover, New York: Harper & Brothers) | | Genre | Historical fiction / Religious‑historical novel | | Setting | 1st‑century Judea & early Christian communities in the Mediterranean world | | Main Protagonist | Gamaliel of Tarsus , a real-life Pharisee‑teacher mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 5:34‑40). | | Length | Approx. 420 pp (≈ 120,000 words) | | Public Domain Status | As a work published in 1876 in the United States, it entered the public domain in 1976 (70 years after the author's death) and is now freely available for download from several digital libraries. | | Typical ISBN (modern re‑print) | 978‑1‑59421‑012‑1 (Baker & Taylor, 2014 paperback) |
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Disillusioned, Gamaliel retreats to Nazareth , where he meets a young Jesus of Nazareth (a peripheral figure in the narrative, presented as a carpenter’s son with a reputation for teaching). Their brief conversation about “the kingdom of love” profoundly affects Gamaliel, prompting him to write a series of letters —the novel’s epistolary frame —addressed to his son Eleazar . If the novel you have in mind is
While Gamaliel lectures on Deuteronomy , a group of Apostles —most notably Peter and John —are arrested for preaching in the Temple courts. The Sanhedrin convenes; Gamaliel is called upon to advise. He delivers the famous speech (mirroring Acts 5:34‑40) urging patience: “If this plan or this undertaking is of man, it will fail; but if it is of God, you will not be able to stop it.” His moderation saves several apostles from execution, but also sows seeds of tension with more hard‑line Pharisees. Quick Reference Snapshot | Item | Details |