King Jesus
Author: Graves, Robert
ISBN: 9780141197654
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 18 May 2012
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback / softback
A nuanced and delicate retelling of the Gospels, new to Penguin Modern Classics
Robert GravesP#39;s controversial historical novel is a bold reworking of the story of Christ. Here Jesus is not the son of God, but the result of a secret marriage - the descendant of Herod and true King of the Jews. Written from the perspective of a lowly official at the end of the first century AD, Plt;IPgt;King JesusPlt;/IPgt; recounts JesusP#39;s birth, youth, life as a charismatic P#39;wonder workerP#39; and the unorthodox, bitter nature of his death and resurrection. Portraying Jesus not as divine but as a flawed human bent upon his own doom, this retelling of the gospels is a compelling blend of research, imagination and narrative power.
ISBN: 9780141197654
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 18 May 2012
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback / softback
A nuanced and delicate retelling of the Gospels, new to Penguin Modern Classics
Robert GravesP#39;s controversial historical novel is a bold reworking of the story of Christ. Here Jesus is not the son of God, but the result of a secret marriage - the descendant of Herod and true King of the Jews. Written from the perspective of a lowly official at the end of the first century AD, Plt;IPgt;King JesusPlt;/IPgt; recounts JesusP#39;s birth, youth, life as a charismatic P#39;wonder workerP#39; and the unorthodox, bitter nature of his death and resurrection. Portraying Jesus not as divine but as a flawed human bent upon his own doom, this retelling of the gospels is a compelling blend of research, imagination and narrative power.
