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The Greatest Story Ever Told

By: Fulton Oursler
Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
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Available for the first time in audio, Fulton Oursler's 1949 novel about the life of Jesus Christ was written with powerful simplicity and set against a rich historical background. Using a fictionalized narrative, Oursler takes events from the Gospels of the New Testament and adds imaginative dialogues and personalities to recreate the first century, while maintaining Biblical integrity. As you experience Christ's nativity, the Holy Family's flight into Egypt, Christ's public ministry, passion, death, and resurrection, you will almost feel as if you were there. With an introduction by Billy Graham
©1976 April Oursler Armstrong, Fulton Oursler, Jr., and Will Oursler; 1949 Fulton Oursler (P)16 9; 1997 HighBridge Company
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"...as real and contemporary as a newspaper report." (Library Journal)

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Great literature

This book is a true work of faith and hope. Fulton Oursler explains the gospels to tell us who Jesus really is and how his teachings are relevant today.

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A Masterpiece!

A must read for everyone. Christian and everyone else of all Faiths and walks of Life.

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wonderful

narrator is amazing. this book speaks for itself. I can't wait to read the prequel and sequel.

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Dull Performance of The Greatest Story

I appreciate the foreword by Billy Graham and can agree with his sentiments. This novelization of the gospel omits many details while elaborating on others with details meant to excite the imagination about characters thoughts and dialogue not specified in the Bible. The appeal would be similar to how many Christians like the television series The Chosen for making familiar stories relatable as told from a different perspective. I first became aware of The Greatest Story Ever Told from a classic film production, but later found the audiobook streaming free on Audible Premium+ with a mostly dull monotone narration.

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Timeless, truly the greatest story ever told.

I would recommend that this book, or audio be gifted to any friend or family member who may be on the margins of belief. Most often, there is a lot of confusion or ho-hum about what Christianity is, even among us Christians. Well, here it is, a person, the person of Jesus Christ, and this is his story. I enjoyed the probably language and scenarios behind the Biblical narrative of the Gospels. Those who walked and ate with Jesus were real people who had real lives like the rest of us. This story does well to include all that might have happened between the narrative so to wrap up the most important communication by God to man: God is here, he has suffered for our sake, and by his resurrection he has promised new and eternal life for all who repent and believe.

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Great book

Excellent! Puts the bible in very understandable language. Listen to it at night when I go to bed.

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A reverent, Poetic License synopsis...

Of Western Civilization's Foundational Story, and the basis for a religion that has dominated culture, thought and progress for 2000 years. As the late Billy Graham pointed out in the introduction, clearly not intended to supplant the Bible, but a summary making the Man and His Life (as related by the New Testament) more accessible. And therefore worth the listen.

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It truly is the Greatest Story Ever Read!!!

I love this story and love hearing it read. I listen to it over and over. It never gets old.

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Well written

I saw the movie first. Loved the movie. As usual the book is much better! Well narrated. Easy to listen to.

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inaccurate

nowhere in Scripture is it at all mentioned that Jesus smiled. this story said he smiled multiple times. still good story.

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