It isn’t long before they start drawing up lists of punishments for all kinds of innocent activities, sentencing people to be flogged or stoned in the name of God for wearing this or eating that or believing the other. As soon as men who believe they’re doing God’s will get hold of power, whether it’s in a household or a village or in Jerusalem or in Rome itself, the devil enters into them. ‘Because I can see just what would happen if that kind of thing came about. Again and again, displays a marvelous sense of the elemental power of Jesus's instructions and parables.' - The Washington Post 'The erudite fantasy author, Philip Pullman, makes explicit his complaint against Christian dogma with challenging deconstruction of the Gospels.' - Entertainment Weekly 'Inspiring. Written with unstinting authority, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ is a pithy, erudite, subtle, and powerful book by a beloved author, a text to be read and reread, studied and unpacked, much like the Good Book itself. In this remarkable piece of fiction, famously atheistic author Philip Pullman challenges the events of the Gospels and puts forward his own compelling and plausible version of the life of Jesus.

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 Christ. A thought-provoking retelling of the Gospel story from an atheist perspective.

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