The Gospel According to Jesus Christ by José Saramago

The Gospel According to Jesus Christ

José Saramago

341 pages first pub 1991 (editions)

fiction historical religion challenging reflective medium-paced
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Saramago's Jesus is the son not of God but of Joseph. Mary Magdalene is his lover not his convert. In the wilderness he tussles not with the Devil – a kindly and necessary evil – but with God, a fallible, power-hungry autocrat. And he must die not...

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