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The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ
- Narrated by: Philip Pullman
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
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Summary
In this ingenious and spellbinding retelling of the life of Jesus, Philip Pullman revisits the most influential story ever told.
Charged with mystery, compassion and enormous power, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ throws fresh light on who Jesus was and asks the listener questions that will continue to resonate long after the final page is turned. Above all, this book is about how stories become stories.
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- DeAndre
- 18-05-21
Not what I expected but better.
Expected a comedy. but what I got was an great retelling of the story that is Jesus Christ. At the end I found my self questioning various things about what I thought about Christianity. 10/10 Would recommend
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- Colin
- 08-04-13
There are better Jesus books
I like Philip Pullman but this one enters a pretty crowded market place: "The Last Temptation of Christ", "The Gospel According to the Son", "Her Story", "King Jesus", to name but a few. The authors seem to want to set out a retelling of the christian gospel to grind their own axe about Jesus and the way his message has been shaped by the distortions of the evangelists and the church in general. Pullman is of course a famous clergy-baiter, so you can see why he would want to jump on the bandwagon.
All the scenes in TGMJATSC are familiar of course, and I was left just waiting for it to be over. Funnily enough, I really really liked the last sentence.
If you are thinking of reading this, stop. Read "The Gospel According to Jesus Christ" by Jose Saramago instead because it's by far the best example of the subgenre.
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- ZDBug
- 06-03-22
Feasible retelling
It's always good to get multiple perspectives on a situation to try to illicit a truth you are comfortable with. This is a great and thought provoking perspective on the age old mythology surrounding Jesus.
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- steve jenkins
- 29-09-21
imagined retelling
An imagined retelling of the life of Jesus. Good narrating and short chapters. Predictable but enjoyable .
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- Josephine
- 04-08-18
fascinating
I had to listen, re listen and listen again to understand the content of this extraordinary piece of writing...
loved it
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- HevJT
- 09-08-19
Very clever
Very clever reimagining of the most famous of stories, and with a true ring about it too!
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- JOHN H.
- 19-01-23
Puts context to Pullman’s stories.
Loved it. God vs Religion vs Faith vs Truth. Trust only your instincts and you’re love
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- Jude, Brickhill.
- 14-04-23
Interesting
Kept on listening though the story was so familiar! Interesting take on the events portrayed in the Bible.
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- Steve Wilson
- 17-05-21
Beautiful and brilliant fiction
Not only beautifully written with a light simple narrative of real depth but also beautifully read like a cloth of silk falling through your head. Brilliant for the most part if not a little eager to remove anything physically miraculous. That said it pulls nicely on the threads of the original and with them weaves a new and original idea
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- Sweet Tooth
- 30-10-16
A more common sensical and uniform depiction of the gospels according to every man and his dog
But it is also thought provoking to the degree whereby the new testament suddenly seems feasible as all nonsense is eradicated. Methinks this is probably a much likelier version of the possible truth as opposed the the web we have been entrapped into believing throughout the ages. Sensitively approached too. Well done Phillip Pullman
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