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anyone recommend an historical fictional novel about Jesus?

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bohemimum · 30/09/2012 18:09

Who has written one? Is there a choice...? Suggestions please!

Am also interested in any fictional accounts of Israel/ Jerusalem.
Thanks.

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notnowImreading · 30/09/2012 18:24

There are quite a few. If you type names of the main people involved into Amazon you usually come up with at least a couple of options for each character.

DuchessofMalfi · 30/09/2012 18:25

All I can think of right now is The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman. Don't know if that's the sort of thing you're looking for though?

MegBusset · 30/09/2012 18:28

The Bible Wink

I read one called Quarantine, can't recall who by...

notnowImreading · 30/09/2012 21:01

Quarantine is by Jim Crace. It's a pretty good read.

Shakey1500 · 30/09/2012 21:03

Not historical but leaning towards Science Fiction is Patrick Tilley's "Mission".

Has a corker of an ending. I finished it and was really "Oh...wow!"

mimbleandlittlemy · 01/10/2012 16:27

King Jesus by Robert Graves. I haven't read it for years so don't know what my older self would say but my 20something self thought it was terrific.

Would also recommend Quarantine.

BelfastBloke · 01/10/2012 16:34

Anthony Burgess (author of A Clockwork Orange) wrote an excellent novel called Man of Nazareth.

It's based on his own screenplay for the TV miniseries Jesus of Nazareth; which you may recall had fairly developed characters and political issues.

BelfastBloke · 01/10/2012 16:37

And there's the novel of 'The Last Temptation of Christ'.

Martin Scorcese and Wilhelm Defoe got into a fair amount of controversy when they made the film version.

bohemimum · 02/10/2012 21:19

thanks that a good starting point - am now off to browse amazon!

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