The Chains of St. Peter

by S. Eugene Cohlmia

Overview

A fictional story taken from Acts 12 in the Holy Bible. King Herod captured and beheaded James the Just and seeing the acceptance and excitement of the Israelites King Herod decides to arrest Peter the known leader of Christs Apostles. Titus Mena a friend of Peter has been baptized by John is well known among the Christians finally lands a job in Herods dungeon. One night Titus comes bounding up the stairs from the fifth level and suddenly stops dead in his tracks. He sees Peter the Apostle stand and put on his Mantle and his slippers. Wanting to shout to Peter but realizing he dare not watches as Peter dons his slippers and his cloak and walks out the three gates the guards unaware of what is happening. Titus knows the Christians will be prosecuted when Herod learns of Peters escape and he is stunned not knowing what to do for he is a Christian. Unaware he is putting himself in peril he must do something. He gathers the chains running out the cattle gate of Jerusalem, as he leaves he grabs a gunny sack which he uses to wrap the chains in. He knows he must protect them at all costs but he also knows if he dares go to his own home Herod will slay his entire family. He finds a cave he knew of as a child and hides there. Using the chains as a pillow he tries to sleep tossing and turning until fatique takes over and sleep creeps into his body. Dreaming he sees his dear mother who tell him to take the chains to Byzantium to the headquarters of the Church and the Archbishop of Byzantium. When he wakes he meets Shafeet who is also a Christian and after a time Titus confides in him and they decide that will be thier mission. Now along with their two horses Hero & Magic they begin the journey which will be wrought with many pitfalls as thieves and Herod attempts to steal the chains for if one owns a horse they surely are wealthy. The many twists and turns of Titus' story will confuse and exite the reader and so the oddessey begins.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012616760
Publisher:	Tate Publishing Co
Publication date:	07/25/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	268
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

S. Eugene Cohlmia was born in Waynoka Ok spending his early years enjoying nature & reading. Moved to Tulsa, Ok worked with a large Furniture Co. 1955 moved to Wichita, Ks to earn the love of his now wife of 54 years; managed department of National Dept Store. 1978 opened a huge & successful Furniture operation.

He began writing prose as well as poetry at 16. Writing went by the way side upon the sudden pleasant surprise that the opposite sex brought to him. Than upon his retirement he began writing again. Writing eight children’s books and three other fictional spy novels then wrote The Chains of St. Peter.

Having very little to do other than playing golf, honey do’s, etc I began writing. Within a couple of years I had written nine children books, two fiction writings as well a complete search of my ancestral profile.

December of 2007, after Christmas, I decided to try again. I searched the internet, other books and magazines and even sent some of my short stories out. One day while browsing through books of Orthodox Saints I came across the story of the relics of St. Peter, his chains. Finishing the book in April at which time I began going over it for a re-write or editing to my satisfaction. I also added a few more stories.