the good man jesus and the scoundrel christ review

He has spent his sad life living in his brother's shadow worshipping him just like all of his followers, trying to protect him from his enemies.Ĭhrist narrates the story and so we are fully aware of his misery and unhappiness as he chronicles his brother's teachings for posterity. Simply put we are presented with two Almighty people, Jesus who is charismatic but selfish and Christ who broods, a pragmatist and a pessimist who hides away in shame and constantly weeps.

Imagine: What if Jesus Christ had a twin brother? Or what if his twin brother betrayed him and not Judas Iscariot? The story is a visionary one retelling the birth, the life and death of Jesus Christ. It is something different and original but plausible and overly sad. Pullman is a storyteller and a Christian so the story respects the teachings of the Gospels and shows an interesting and extremely readable interpretation, sensitive but also thought-provoking. It is not to be seen as a work of blasphemy. Pullman used the Authorised Version, the New English Bible and the New Revised Standard Version. The Gospels provide you with the most important source of Jesus' life. Pullman's book should appeal to anyone interested in Christianity who is open-minded enough to appreciate a revisiting of the Bible from a slightly different perspective. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice.

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The good man jesus and the scoundrel christ review