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The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ is a novel by Philip Pullman.. Published in 2010 by Canongate Books, [1] as part of the Canongate Myth Series, it retells the story of Jesus as if he were two people, brothers, "Jesus" and "Christ", with contrasting personalities; Jesus being a moral and godly man, and his brother Christ a calculating figure who wishes to use Jesus' legacy to found a ...
Gelernter called the book "strikingly orthodox" in its basic view of the character of Christ. [3] Mailer had largely anticipated some of the savage reviews he would receive for the book. He noted in an interview with Bruce Weber of The New York Times, "The book will get a fair share of bad reviews, but that I take for granted. I call a fair ...
Jesus The Christ Pantocrator of Saint Catherine's Monastery at Mount Sinai, 6th century AD Born c. 6 to 4 BC [a] Herodian kingdom, Roman Empire Died AD 30 or 33 (aged 33 or 38) Jerusalem, Judaea, Roman Empire Cause of death Crucifixion [b] Known for Central figure of Christianity Major prophet in Islam and in Druze Faith Manifestation of God in BaháΚΌí Faith Parent(s) Mary, Joseph [c] Jesus ...
The Jesus I Never Knew; Jesus in India (book) Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration; Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week; Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives; The Jesus Scroll; Jesus the Christ (book) Jesus the Jew; Jesus the Magician; Jesus the Man; Jesus, Interrupted; Jesus: A Portrait; Jesus: Apocalyptic ...
The story recounts the adventures of Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish prince from Jerusalem, who is enslaved by the Romans at the beginning of the first century and becomes a charioteer and a Christian. Running in parallel with Judah's narrative is the unfolding story of Jesus, from the same region and around the same age. The novel reflects themes of ...
Jesus The Man: A New Interpretation from the Dead Sea Scrolls, Decoding the Real Story of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. London: Doubleday. ISBN 978-0385403344. Thiering, Barbara (1996). Jesus of the Apocalypse: The Life of Jesus After the Crucifixion. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0385405591. Thiering, Barbara (1998). The Book That Jesus Wrote: John's Gospel ...
He published his first novel, Joshua, in 1983, which was the first of a whole series of books which had the premise of Jesus Christ returning to earth and living as an itinerant carpenter. After being rejected by all the publishing houses he had approached, he founded his own publishing company, Richelieu Court Publications, to release the ...
The book begins with Jesus's conception by Mary and Joseph, in the spiritual presence of God. Jesus's birth is heralded by a mysterious character, who claims to be an angel. Later, at Bethlehem, Jesus is born in a cave, [3] and three shepherds – including the "angel" – arrive to bring him presents.