The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ

from fyrefly98

Summary: The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ is a gospel: a retelling of the life of Jesus... and his twin brother, Christ. In Pullman's version, Mary gives birth to not one but two boys in the stable in Bethlehem. As the boys grow up, Jesus becomes a famous preacher and radical, while Ch...

from Citizenjoyce

I just finished The Good Man Jesus and The Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman. I read somewhere on LT that His Dark Materials series wasn't atheistic but just anti catholic. Two thirds of the way through this book I thought maybe that was right. Jesus and Christ are twin boys born to an innocent ...

from neiljohnford

In Phillip Pullman's post script for this he explains that he does not prescribe what the book means - it's up to the reader to bring their own meaning. I really enjoyed it as a work that explored some of the mythology of Christianity - and how there could be a rational explanation for some of th...

from msbosh

I knew I'd like this, and I was right. Imagine Jesus was a twin. He's still a very devout Jew who attracts followers wherever he goes because he's so sincere, so committed to spreading good news about the coming Lord, and knows how to tell a great story. But it's his twin brother, Christ who is r...

from Rhinoa

Another in the Canongate Myths series and this time it is Phillip Pullman taking on Christianity. It is a retelling of the life of Jesus Christ with the twist that Jesus and Christ are actually twin brothers. It begins with their conception and the idea is proposed that their father is a boy from...