King Jesus
Graves, Robert, 1895-19852011
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King Jesus' controversial treatment of the scriptures and questioning of the canonical gospels caused an immediate outcry when the book was first published.Robert Graves's controversial historical novel is a bold reworking of the story of Christ. Here Jesus is not the son of God, but the result of a secret marriage - the descendant of Herod and true King of the Jews. Written from the perspective of a lowly official at the end of the first century AD, King Jesus recounts Jesus's birth, youth, life as a charismatic 'wonder worker' and the unorthodox, bitter nature of his death and resurrection. Portraying Jesus not as divine but as a flawed human bent upon his own doom, this retelling of the gospels is a compelling blend of research, imagination and narrative power.
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London : Penguin,
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424 p. ;
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ISBN:
9780141197654 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.912 $2 22AF
LC class:
PR6013.R35
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English
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BRN:
3518003
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