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This list is for novels that include Jesus as one of the characters, whether they portray him positively or negatively. List could also include any book-length literary studies of the same.
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Logan (Life After, #2.5)
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The Shape of Illusion
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Jassy / Bless This House / Scent of Cloves / How Far to Bethlehem?
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The Secret Jesus: A Modern Novel
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4.15 avg rating — 40 ratings
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Jesus
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Living End
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Warfare (Life After, #2)
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Julie Hall (Goodreads Author)
4.30 avg rating — 954 ratings
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Poisoned Honey: A Story of Mary Magdalene
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Beatrice Gormley (Goodreads Author)
3.54 avg rating — 104 ratings
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Christmas in the Barn
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3.71 avg rating — 727 ratings
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The Valley of Fire
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4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings
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The Manga Bible: From Genesis to Revelation
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3.67 avg rating — 294 ratings
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The Mission
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The Boy in the Bible
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Three From Galilee: The Young Man from Nazareth
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3.90 avg rating — 640 ratings
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Jay: A Spiritual Fantasy
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Jesus Christ, Vampire
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Trevor Schmidt (Goodreads Author)
3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Acts of God (The Christ Clone Trilogy, #3)
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James BeauSeigneur (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 766 ratings
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The Betrayal: The Lost Life of Jesus
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Kathleen O'Neal Gear (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 429 ratings
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The Birthday Of Little Jesus
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3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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The Messiah: A Novel
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4.22 avg rating — 217 ratings
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Judas: A Biographical Novel Of The Life of Judas Iscariot
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Saint Young Men 01
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4.10 avg rating — 875 ratings
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Birth of an Age (The Christ Clone Trilogy, #2)
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James BeauSeigneur (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 788 ratings
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Journey To Bethlehem
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Jesus on Mars
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3.51 avg rating — 303 ratings
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Jemal of the Hill Country
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The Brook Kerith: A Syrian Story
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3.57 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Daughter of Cana (Jerusalem Road, #1)
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Angela Elwell Hunt (Goodreads Author)
4.36 avg rating — 2,543 ratings
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To the City of Gold (Gateway, #28)
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3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
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The Centurion
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4.14 avg rating — 58 ratings
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The Tomb (The Living Water, #3)
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Stephanie Landsem (Goodreads Author)
4.52 avg rating — 592 ratings
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Son of Mary: A Tale of Jesus of Nazareth (Crown of Thorns #1)
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4.33 avg rating — 76 ratings
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I, Judas
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Donkey Who Served The King: Matthew 21:1-11, Palm Sunday, The
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Sun Moon Star
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The Spear
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Tamar
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Pilate's Wife
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Antoinette May (Goodreads Author)
3.68 avg rating — 2,353 ratings
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My Name Was Judas
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3.90 avg rating — 535 ratings
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The Handmaid and the Carpenter
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Coaltown Jesus
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The Secret Gospel of Mary Magdalene
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The First Christmas: A Story of New Beginnings
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Stephen Mitchell (Goodreads Author)
3.36 avg rating — 423 ratings
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A Time for Judas
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The Worst Wish (Kidwitness Tales #1)
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The Five Books of Jesus
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James Goldberg (Goodreads Author)
4.33 avg rating — 316 ratings
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John's Story: The Last Eyewitness (The Jesus Chronicles, #1)
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The Gospel According to Judas
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3.20 avg rating — 775 ratings
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The Immortal Nicholas
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The Book of Neil
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The Family of Jesus (Heart of the Story, #1)
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4.24 avg rating — 1,910 ratings
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Dreams of Dying
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Elizabeth M. Herrera (Goodreads Author)
4.32 avg rating — 19 ratings
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Brothers
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The Kingdom of the Wicked
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Jesus the Son of Man
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The Secret of the Kingdom
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The book of witnesses
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The Testament of Theophilus: A Novel of Christ and Caesar
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Hidden Victory: A Novel of Jesus
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A Second Coming
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The Dog Who Was There
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Imaginary Jesus
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Jesus: A Story of Enlightenment
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3.60 avg rating — 1,581 ratings
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Punk Rock Jesus
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The Expected One (Magdalene Line Trilogy, #1)
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3.95 avg rating — 8,509 ratings
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First Light (A.D. Chronicles, #1)
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4.31 avg rating — 3,657 ratings
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More Tea, Jesus?
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3.68 avg rating — 25 ratings
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A God for the Killing
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A.D. 30 (A.D., #1)
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Radioapocrypha
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Children of God: A Novel
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A Day with a Perfect Stranger
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4.09 avg rating — 1,503 ratings
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The Return
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A Love Divine
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Mary, Behold Thy Son
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A Sparrow Alone
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Out of Darkness
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Adventures in Galilee
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The Two-Edged Sword
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The Miracles of Jesus
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Miracles by the Sea (The Secret of the Hidden Scrolls #8)
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Apocalypse Next Tuesday
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Shepherds to the Rescue (Gospel Time Trekkers #1)
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Jesus in Love
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Dayspring
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Scoti wrote: "I am unable to figure out how to add books to this fine list, so with this comment I suggest
Naomi Alderman, The Liar's Gospel
Richard Beard, Lazarus is Dead
J. M. Coetze, The Childhood of Jesus
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Although I haven't read it, from a cursory glance at the description of Coetze's The Childhood of Jesus, it seems that it does not include Jesus of Nazareth as a character.
I am trying to find a book that was published maybe sometime in the 1970s that was a fictionalized account of Jesus as a young boy when he stayed behind in Jerusalem and learned from the teachers in the Temple.
Any series below by Bodie Thoene should be on the list .AD CHRONICLES, JERUSALEM LEGACY ( last two) and others .Take this Cup , Behold the Man ....
One of the AD books covers Jesus in the temple as a child .
I recommend ALL of them .
I am looking for a book about Jesus in which he's called Yeshua and he has tattoos and he learned some of his wisdom in the East. He's always "with" Mary Magdalene which causes some jealousy in his disciples. I read this many years ago and lost the title and the author from my memory. Anyone here know what I'm talking about?
Does Jesus need to appear on the page? I wanted to add Alphabet of Dreams because Jesus has just been born and is talked about, but the MC never actually meets him.
Yes. I'm sorry. Jesus is prominent on the page throughout the book.Thank you though!
Sorry, I wasn't clear! That question was for Therese, the list creator. FM, if you're looking for a particular book, you may want to post on the What's the Name of That Book??? group.
Oh, Rainbowheart, I'm so sorry I misunderstood!I will try that. Thanks!
No problem, hope you find your book!
Rainbowheart wrote: "Does Jesus need to appear on the page? I wanted to add Alphabet of Dreams because Jesus has just been born and is talked about, but the MC never actually meets him."I have a similar question - would The Da Vinci Code qualify, for example? Lots about exbiblical/apocryphal/fictional doings of Jesus, a rewriting or reinterpretation about the nature of the Holy Grail, and what he did. But it is not contemporary 1st century Jerusalem, only referencing his actions later (I can't remember if as "flashbacks" or not).
Do you want only the case of an active character with (or with the capacity for, in the case of no) dialogue?
FM wrote: "Oh, Rainbowheart, I'm so sorry I misunderstood!I will try that. Thanks!"
Please do! :D It's a great group - you might be able to solve some other queries while you are there!
Rainbowheart wrote: "No problem, hope you find your book!"Thank you!
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fine list, so with this comment I suggest
Naomi Alderman, The Liar's Gospel
Richard Beard, Lazarus is Dead
J. M. Coetze, The Childhood of Jesus
Jim Crace, Quarantine
Nikos Kazantzakis, The Last Temptation of Christ
D.H. Lawrence, The Man Who Died
George Moore, The Brook Kerith
Colm Toibin, The Testament of Mary
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Some of these may be on the list. It would be helpful if Goodreads could either editorially provide a sorting order for reader supplied lists or provide a feature that allows sorting so users can add missing items.
For some reason, a selective list of novels by good writers in which Jesus is the main or major character seems strangely missing from the web. But if anyone can suggest one please do so.