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This is the story of Jesus and hi s brother Christ, of how they were born, of how they lived and of how one of them died. The death of the other is not part of the story. As the world knows, their mother was called Mary. She was the daughter of Joachim and Anna, a rich, pious and elderly couple who had
THE GOOD MAN JESUS AND THE SCOUNDREL CHRIST 'Ah, the Lord wants this to happen at once. I have come from him especially to bring it about. Mary, you are blessed among women, that this should come to you! You must give thanks to the Lord.' And that very night she conceived a child, just as the angel foretold.
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 ...
- Philip Pullman
- 2010
The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ. Melbourne: Text, 2010. ISBN: 9781921656194 Geoffrey Berry There must be a wicked twist coming, I found myself thinking, having settled into the deceptively simple storytelling that marks avowed atheist Philip Pullman™s new addition to the Myths series, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ.
Philip Pullman: The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ The truth and the word: extract from Philip Pullman 's new retelling of the Jesus story 'Resurrection' by Piero della Francesca. Photograph: BBC/Museo Civico di Sansepolcro/Fulmar Television The conception of Jesus
May 20, 2010 · In this ingenious and spell-binding retelling of the life of Jesus, Philip Pullman revisits the most influential story ever told. Charged with mystery, compassion and enormous power, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ throws fresh light on who Jesus was and asks the reader questions that will continue to resonate long after the final ...
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A thought-provoking retelling of the Gospel story from an atheist perspective. Upon its hardcover publication, renowned author Philip Pullman's The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ provoked heated debates and stirred a frenzy of controversy throughout the clerical and literary worlds alike with its bold retelling of the life of Jesus ...
