![]() ![]() When Jesus becomes a preacher, Christ writes down his teachings that they may be remembered accurately. The key twist in the tale is that Mary gives birth to twin boys – Jesus and Christ.Īs a boy Jesus is the volatile naughty one, often defended and thereby protected by his more considering and compliant brother. Major events covered in the biblical gospels are included in the story: Mary and Joseph, John the Baptist, Jesus’s life and death. The author asks challenging and thought-provoking questions but in a beautifully clear and simple way. He explores how history is recorded – what is included and how this is intended to influence those of the future. ![]() ![]() Pullman has pulled off quite a feat in taking the foundation story of the Christian religion and bringing the well known tales encompassing Jesus’s birth, ministry and death to readers in a fresh and enticing form. The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, by Philip Pullman, is from Canongate’s Myths series – in which contemporary writers retell a myth in a new and memorable way. ![]()
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