the good man jesus and the scoundrel christ review

has done the story a service by reminding us of its extraordinary power to provoke and disturb.'-The Telegraph A wonderfully fresh reworking of the Gospel stories extricating what is ethically beautiful and of permanent value in Jesus's teachings from the religious institutions that fallibly mediate and self-servingly distort them. Pullman's rebel scripture belongs in a strong tradition of its own.'-The Independent Pullman is a supreme storyteller who. Pullman is a craftsman of the highest order.'-Sunday Times Provokingly bold. A small gem or, given its explosive story and exquisite artistry, a hand grenade made by Faberge. I’d highly recommend it, except for those who take their Bible stories very literally and get riled by such writings.A small gem or, given its explosive story and exquisite artistry, a hand grenade made by Faberge.'-Sunday Times(UK), Incendiary. I found this take on Jesus’s story to be compelling and thought-provoking. This book is part of a series on mythology called the Canongate Myth Series that features numerous renowned authors. While most of the events described will be familiar (in some form) to those acquainted with the New Testament stories, there’s an ongoing sub-plot between Christ and “the stranger,” a mysterious character who has an interest in seeing Christianity blossom, if in its imperfect form. Even then, Christ is conflicted and thinks he’s acting in accord with the directions of an angel. That said, “scoundrel” status is only realized at the story’s end when Christ plays the Biblical role of Judas. Christ represents the path that Christianity would come follow - one of billionaire evangelists, manipulative missionaries, and the Spanish inquisition – as well as, less intentionally, the Crusades, witch hunts, and pedophilic priests. He’s compassionate, non-judgmental, simple (in the sense of eschewing wealth and glory,) and is a great storyteller. Jesus represents the traveling preacher that most people find appealing and admirable. The reason for complicating the story with twins is to be able to split apart two confounding entities. First, in this book, Mary gave birth to twins: one healthy, disciplined, and charismatic and one stunted, bookish, and with grand designs Second, the book tells the story in a way which requires no miracles or magic.

Pullman tells the story of Jesus’s life from manger birth to the birth of the religion that flowed from Jesus’s crucifixion, with two major deviations from the gospel accounts.

The good man jesus and the scoundrel christ review