The Gospel According to Jesus Christ by José Saramago

The work is frequently static and halfhearted, a far cry from the riveting passages of the New Testament, and though often amusing (his conversations between Jesus, God and the Devil may remind Anatole France aficionados of Revolt of the Angels ), the work never achieves the irony the author seems to have intended. Saramago, who takes some pointed digs at both the Catholic church and monotheism generally, seems too uneasy with his material to enjoy his tongue-in-cheek portrait. Tormented by his earthly father's guilt, Jesus leaves his family, wanders around in the wilderness with a freethinking Devil, is told of his destiny by God, performs some miracles and, in a fast summing up, ends up dead. Because he lacks the courage to warn others in Bethlehem, God turns him into a spiritual pariah and, as part of God's justice, he is mistakenly crucified.

Joseph overhears a conversation that allows him to save his fledgling family from the slaughter of the innocents. The Gospel According to Jesus Christ José Saramago Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Fiction - 388 pages 14 Reviews Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and removes fake. Saramago ( The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis ) explores the psychological motivations that led Jesus to become a prophet. OL7922524W Page_number_confidence 95.51 Pages 358 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.17 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20220131074041 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 439 Scandate 20220129143319 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9781860466847 Tts_version 4.Like other earthy fictionalized accounts of the life of Jesus, this loose interpretation of the Gospel provoked an outcry: published in the author's native Portugal, it was subsequently withdrawn from consideration for the 1992 European Literature Prize. flag All Votes Add Books To This List 18 books 83 voters list created July 13th, 2012 by Tima (votes). Winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize for Literature.

I will argue that the Freer Logion was purposely inserted to conclude themes that were left open by the author of Mark and not addressed by the scribe who inserted the Longer Ending of Mark. Best of Jos Saramago Your favorite of the wonderful and acclaimed author. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 04:11:01 Associated-names Pontiero, Giovanni, translator Bookplateleaf 0002 Boxid IA40338508 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier The text on which this paper is focused is the ending of the Gospel of Mark and the major textual variant known as the Freer Logion.

The Gospel According to Jesus Christ by José Saramago