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Christ on Trial
Published in 1974 by Collins, Roger Dixon's 'Christ on Trial' is a strange and intensely exciting book which tells the story of the making of a very original television film and of the people who took part in the production. The producer Lee Harrison's plan was to put 'the life and teaching of Jesus Christ 'on trial before a hundred million witnesses,' his theme being that 'if Christ was the Son of God, then what he said must be right for us here and now...I want him, and those who knew him...to present their evidence in the environment of a modern criminal court which, imperfect though it may be, is the finest instrument for weighing truth we have been able to forge in two thousand years
- GenresChristian
256 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1973
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September 26, 2022
Very very amazing, captivating and lovely
February 7, 2016
I came across this book (not to be mistaken for a later book of the same title by Rowan Williams) in a second-hand book shop. I loved it the first time I read it and a second reading didn’t disappoint. First published in 1974 (although I note that a Kindle edition is now available and I've only been able to include that edition) it is inevitably a little dated in places. Following a near-brush with death, American TV producer Lee Harrison, has the idea of putting Jesus on trial as to whether he is the son of God in a modern courtroom. After some struggles to gain sponsorship, the event is due to take place on TV over the Easter weekend, using ordinary people to play the major characters. However, Jesus is due to be played by renegade actor, John Burnard, with a Catholic priest playing Judas Iscariot. All seems to be going well, with the show attracting high viewing figures, until a major change occurs and the outcome doesn’t work out as planned. As the book concludes, Lee admits that there is always one question that shall remain unanswered. In this case, it is who is the mysterious stranger playing Jesus Christ?
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