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The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ (Myths) - Hardcover - GOOD
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- Condition
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- Unbranded
- MPN
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- ISBN
- 9780802129963
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ
- Item Length
- 7.2 in
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Religious, Literary, Biographical
- Item Width
- 5 in
- Item Weight
- 15 oz
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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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 ta≤ 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. It is a text to be read and reread, studied and unpacked, much like the Good Book itself.
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Publisher
Canongate Books
ISBN-10
080212996x
ISBN-13
9780802129963
eBay Product ID (ePID)
9038713634
Product Key Features
Book Title
Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Religious, Literary, Biographical
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7.2 in
Item Width
5 in
Item Weight
15 oz
Additional Product Features
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Trade
Reviews
A small gem or, given its explosive story and exquisite artistry, a hand grenade made by Faberge."--Sunday Times(UK), Incendiary . . . A small gem or, given its explosive story and exquisite artistry, a hand grenade made by Faberge. Pullman is a craftsman of the highest order."--Sunday Times Provokingly bold . . . Pullman's rebel scripture belongs in a strong tradition of its own."—The Independent Pullman is a supreme storyteller who . . . has done the story [of the Gospels] a service by reminding us of its extraordinary power to provoke and disturb."—The Telegraph A wonderfully fresh reworking of the Gospel stories [concerned with] extricating what is ethically beautiful and of permanent value in Jesus's teachings from the religious institutions that fallibly mediate and self-servingly distort them.. . . . Pullman's imaginative and highly thought-provoking innovation . . . is told with a self-effacing, yet incisive limpidity. . . . [The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christis] a work of genuine discretion—deeply involved and involving, but with a great instinct for what to leave tacit."—The Independent A simple, powerful, knowing little book . . . Like a small grenade, it will ricochet uncomfortably around the mind of any Christian believer for some time to come."—Financial Times [The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christis] Pullman at his very best, limpid and economical. . . . Pullman leaves the Christian reader with a genuine paradox to ponder."—The Guardian Told in simple, unadorned prose that is nonetheless beautifully effective,The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christtraces the familiar journey toward the cross and makes it fresh. . . . Pullman's retelling of the central story in western civilization provides a brilliant new interpretation that is also a thought-provoking reflection on the process of how stories come into existence and accrue their meanings."—Sunday Times Fierce and beautiful."—The Guardian, "Inspiring . . . Again and again, [Pullman] displays a marvelous sense of the elemental power of Jesus's instructions and parables. Even when he transforms the canonical stories to match his atheist perspective, he emphasizes the basic Christian theme of universal love. . . . The action moves toward a conclusion that's inevitable but still startling and moving. Yes, some Christians will be offended by this book . . . but any honest reader will find here a brisk and bracing story of profound implications. And it's bound to send some readers back to the Bible, looking more closely at Jesus's words and especially at all those other words crowded around Him."--The Washington Post "[Philip Pullman is] one of the finest British writers of his generation. . . . The attention-grabbing title alone--The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ--has been enough to rouse his enemies, and reinforce his image as a church-baiting atheist who's beyond redemption. . . . Yet this isn't the indiscriminate anger of a proselytizing atheist. Pullman is too fair-minded. . . . Love his answers or not, Pullman's honesty is hard to hate."--Newsweek "[With]His Dark Materials, his masterpiece trilogy . . . Pullman has written the most thrilling and imaginative novels in a generation. . . . The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ is a masterfully timed book, arriving just as the Catholic Church--Pullman's enemy No. 1--convulses over priestly child abuse and papal cover-ups. . . . Give Pullman high marks for moxie: How many writers would dare to try to rewrite--no, to repair--the most famous, most sacred story ever written?"--Slate "Imaginative and thought-provoking . . . A compelling portrait of Jesus . . . [Pullman] is asking readers to move beyond theology and religion. As a literary work, Pullman's story examines perspective and how it influences storytelling. [He] provides a superb example of how history relies on narrative and narrative relies on point of view. . . . This is, at its core, a book about the power of storytelling and storytellers. . . .The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christasks us to read and then to think--really think--about what we have read, and that is precisely what we all should do."--Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Thought-provoking . . . Add to [Pullman's] passion his considerable gifts as a storyteller, and you have the ingredients for a powerful treatment of a familiar story. . . . There is no lack of . . . inventiveness . . . but it is always framed by Pullman's keen awareness of the gospel narratives. He knows just how much of a revered story needs to remain intact in order to make its metamorphosis compelling. . . . Pullman gives us an affecting portrait of faith in extremis, of a man continuing to pray even as he doubts there is any auditor to his prayers."--Garret Keizer, Barnes & Noble Reviews "Compelling and challenging . . . The writing is crisp-lyrical . . . precise . . . Successful in showing how all the contradictions of a life can become distorted, so that the most important lessons disappear into history."--Jacob Schraer,Portland Mercury "In The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, we have what is both a perfect and perverse pairing: Philip Pullman and the ‘myth' of Jesus Christ."--The Globe and Mail "Incendiary . . . A small gem or, given its explosive story and exquisite artistry, a hand grenade made by Faberge. Pullman is a craftsman of the highest order."--Sunday Times &
Copyright Date
2010
Dewey Decimal
823.914
Dewey Edition
22
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