false <![CDATA[King Jesus: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174928845m/456386.jpg 456386 19 <i>King Jesus,</i> long out of print, is one of the most controversial historical novels of all time. In it, Robert Graves has summoned his superb narrative powers, his painstaking scholarship, his wit and unsurpassed ability to recreate the past, to produce a magnificant portrayal of the life of Christ on earth. "This is the history of the wonder-worker Jesus, rightful heir-at-law to the dominions of Herod, King of the Jews, who in the fifteenth year of the Emperor Tiberius was sentenced to death by Pontius Pilate. Not the least wonderful of his feats was that, though certified dead, and laid in a tomb, he returned three days later...King Jesus (for he was entitled to be so addressed) is now worshipped as a god by a sect known as the Gentile Christians." <P>So begins Agabus, an Alexandria scholar writing toward the end of the first century A.D. <P>"Superb narrative powers, painstaking scholarship, wit and imagination guarantee that this fictional portrayal of the life of Christ will be not only magnificent but controversial."--B-O-T Editorial Review Board 1661521 1946 King Jesus: A Novel total:112|5:44|4:26|3:32|2:8|1:2| 112 438 178 12 4 2 false true Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Dec 30 22:10:18 -0800 2008 Sun Apr 12 15:29:38 -0700 2009 1 Eve: A Novel of the First Woman) around Easter but that's how things worked out. Graves always enjoys turning readers' perceptions upside down in his historical novels (I'm afraid my recollection of the Julio-Claudians will be forever ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1978 Wed Apr 02 00:50:21 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 01:14:11 -0700 2008
As a bit of a scholar of the gospel narratives and ancillary texts, I was struck by the way Graves plausibly weav...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 08:24:23 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 08:32:07 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jan 26 14:05:52 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 14:10:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Oct 20 15:07:56 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 15:08:31 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Feb 23 10:12:59 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 10:13:49 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jun 11 18:49:12 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 18:49:49 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 12:09:35 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 12:36:09 -0700 2009 Claudius novel. I doubt I'll ever finish it.]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994 Fri Jul 25 10:09:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 10:11:16 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Aug 07 10:47:01 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 10:47:47 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 21:58:11 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 21:58:11 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Thu Aug 21 21:00:45 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 21:00:59 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Dec 05 23:05:06 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 05 23:05:06 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Dec 04 06:21:48 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 04 06:21:48 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Nov 27 13:42:40 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 27 13:42:40 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 21 22:55:38 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 22:55:38 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 21 20:36:34 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 20:36:34 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 19 10:13:21 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 10:13:21 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Nov 18 21:52:29 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 21:52:29 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Nov 17 12:34:52 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 12:34:52 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=456386