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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 for the sins of the fathers but for the sins of the Father. By investigating these simple inversions Saramago has woven a dark parable; a secular gospel of astonishing richness and depth.

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The Gospel According to Jesus Christ

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      Publisher Vintage Publishing
      Published 2 September 1999
      ISBN-13 9781860466847
      978-1860466847
      ISBN-10 1860466842
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      Contemporary Fiction Historical Fiction Religious & Spiritual Fiction Jose Saramago Books by Jose Saramago

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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 for the sins of the fathers but for the sins of the Father. By investigating these simple inversions Saramago has woven a dark parable; a secular gospel of astonishing richness and depth.

      ‘An original, wild and beautiful book’ Times Literary Supplement



      Trade Review
      Profound and poignant * Independent *
      An original, wild and beautiful book * Times Literary Supplement *

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