Books
by José Saramago*
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The Gospel According to Jesus Christ |
In this amusing depiction of the probable life of Christ, he becomes the firstborn of seven children to a poor Jewish carpenter. The scepticism is never heavy handed. The questions that arise from analysis of the frequent appearance of angels, demons, and miracles, throughout Christian mythology, are never answered pedantically. The nature and purpose of their God, and his inscrutability when dealing with His chosen people, are enigmas to them. As indeed they remain to us!
*1998 winner of the Nobel prize in literature
(Margaret Teh - bwl 66 Autumn 2012) |
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