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Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt (2005) is a book by Anne Rice that depicts the life of Jesus Christ at the age of 7 to 8. Rice wrote the novel after returning to the Catholic Church in 1998. Beliefnet named "Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt" its 2005 Book of the Year on the basis of its "creativity, its unique spin on one of the world's most important religious figures, and for its impact on Christians and other readers". Janet Maslin of "The New York Times" said "The restraint and prayerful beauty of