Com a graça de Deus

by Fernando Sabino

Estamos longe da figura, imposta pela tradição, de um Cristo apenas dramático, arrebatado e mesmo intolerante, insensível a qualquer aspecto espirituoso desta vida - ou, noutro extremo, da imagem celestial do Bom Pastor consagrada em santinhos e livros de catecismo. Nesta leitura fiel do evangelho inspirada no humor de Jesus, as duas características se fundem numa só. E o humor vai se tornando amargo à medida que se aproxima o sacrifício pela nossa salvação.

Paperback

Published January 1, 1994

About the author

Fernando Sabino (October 12, 1923 - October 11, 2004) was a Brazilian writer and journalist.
Sabino was born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, where he lived until he was twenty, when he moved to Rio de Janeiro.
Sabino was the author of 50 books, as well as many short stories and essays. His first book was published in 1941, when he was just 18 years old. Sabino vaulted to national and international fame in 1956 with the novel A Time to Meet, the tale of three friends in the inland city of Belo Horizonte. The book was inspired by Sabino's life history.
Sabino also enjoyed commercial success with The Great Insane and The Naked Man, which were made into films.
Sabino considered friendship to be one of the most important things in life. His circle of friends included Hélio Pellegrino, Otto Lara Resende, Paulo Mendes Campos, Rubem Braga, Clarice Lispector, Vinicius de Moraes, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Mário de Andrade, and Manuel Bandeira.
In the last ten years of his life, Sabino was distant from the media. Many of his close friends died before him. Two years before his death, Sabino was diagnosed with cancer. Following a prolonged illness, he died one day before his 81st birthday in his Rio de Janeiro home.

Reviews

[Henrique · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tem a interessante proposta de reescrever, em linguagem mais acessível, e ordenar os eventos relatados nos Evangelhos, ao mesmo tempo em que inclui comentários, expõe dúvidas e faz citações referentes ao texto bíblico.

[Camilla Pitanga · Rating 3 out of 5]

Um tanto óbvio para quem já conhece do evangelho ou já tem prática religiosa. Esperava mais comentários do autor, na linha do humor a que se propõe. Me pareceu um compilado de parábolas bíblicas, as quais estamos acostumados a ouvir aos domingos na missa.