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King Jesus
  • Published: 30 January 2012
  • ISBN: 9780141970905
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 368

King Jesus




A nuanced and delicate retelling of the Gospels, new to Penguin Modern Classics

Robert Graves'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, King Jesus recounts Jesus's birth, youth, life as a charismatic 'wonder worker' 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.

  • Published: 30 January 2012
  • ISBN: 9780141970905
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 368

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