
The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ
The Myths, Book 6
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Philip Pullman
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Philip Pullman
The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ is the remarkable new piece of fiction from best-selling and famously atheistic author Philip Pullman. By challenging the events of the gospels, Pullman puts forward his own compelling and plausible version of the life of Jesus, and in so doing, does what all great books do: makes the reader ask questions.
In Pullman’s own words, “The story I tell comes out of the tension within the dual nature of Jesus Christ, but what I do with it is my responsibility alone. Parts of it read like a novel, parts like history, and parts like a fairy tale; I wanted it to be like that because it is, among other things, a story about how stories become stories.”
Written with unstinting authority, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ is a pithy, erudite, subtle, and powerful book by a controversial and beloved author.
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Another anti-Church tour de force
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Never disappointed
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Brilliant reinterpretation
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Great!
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Amusing and at times thoughtful
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What made the experience of listening to The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ the most enjoyable?
Very articulate vocal performance as well as the beautiful writing.What did you like best about this story?
The perspective on Jesus Christ being two people.What about Philip Pullman’s performance did you like?
Articulate, easy to understand, always engaging, Never drops the words at the end of a sentence. A real Pro !Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Just marvel at his command of the language.Any additional comments?
I also heard the Golden compass series. A masterpiece.Great perspective on Religions
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It is really boring book. The story adds little to the known story from the Bible, I was expecting more intrigue or more development. Waste of money.Made a mistake
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A complicated bible story- good if you’ve learned the orthodox one.
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But Christians aware of the historical complexity of Christianity, and non-Christians who are nevertheless moved and fascinated by the words and story of Jesus, should enjoy grappling with Pullman's "what if" experiments in this novel. On one level, twin brothers "Jesus" and "Christ" simply stand for the familiar opposition between the "historic Jesus" and the Christ that emerged as disciples coalesced into the early church and then a great Church that ruled an empire. The title is intentionally misleading, however: the "good" Jesus is shown to have all-too-human failings (unconcern for his family, the anti-Gentile prejudice of his day), while "scoundrel" Christ develops a complexity of character that recalls Dostoevsky's tragic figures.
Pullman's well-known atheism doesn't prevent him from having a deep respect for much of the career and teachings of Jesus, and his modern-English rendering of the Sermon on the Mount is especially powerful. Even the "bad guys" in the novel (roughly, speaking, organized religion and the theology of the Gospel of John) are admitted to have been essential parts of Western culture. But he stumbles, to my mind, by making Jesus sound too much like Phillip Pullman toward the novel's end.
Pullman is a fine reader of his own writing, pacing well and giving convincing voice to both major and minor characters.
Powerful if flawed reimagining of Jesus' story
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This isn't they type of story I normally like, but I needed to expand my selections. This was a great exploration of "What If" and very much worth the download.Worth the trip outside my comfort zone.
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