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The Gospel According to Jesus Christ
Literature · 1991
José Saramago
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Literature 1991

The Gospel According to Jesus Christ

humanist ChristologyJesus against the Fathertheological provocation
Author
José Saramago
Year
1991
Region
Portugal
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The Gospel According to Jesus Christ is a novel by the Portuguese author José Saramago. It is a fictional re-telling of Jesus Christ's life, depicting him as a flawed, humanised character with passions and doubts. The novel proved controversial, especially to representatives of the Roman Catholic Church, with the Va...

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humanist Christology humanist ChristologyJesus against the Father
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José Saramago, 1991 — The Gospel According to Jesus Christ

The Gospel According to Jesus Christ is a novel by the Portuguese author José Saramago. It is a fictional re-telling of Jesus Christ's life, depicting him as a flawed, humanised character with passions and doubts. The novel proved controversial, especially to representatives of the Roman Catholic Church, with the Va...

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Lets the memory thread settle into a deeper literature form.
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The Gospel According to Jesus Christ is a novel by the Portuguese author José Saramago. It is a fictional re-telling of Jesus Christ's life, depicting him as a flawed, humanised character with passions and doubts. The novel proved controversial, especially to representatives of the Roman Catholic Church, with the Va...
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