Mark's Version
A Walk Through The Oldest Version of the Story of Jesus
Published on 26. July 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-716-39605-2 (ISBN)
Description
Miracles that don't work first time; disciples who seem to be wilfully stupid; deliberately impenetrable parables; sarcastic Romans, a noticeable lack of moral instruction; no resurrection -- and an entirely gratuitous naked man. Andrew Rilstone's imaginative commentary tries to take the oldest version of the life of Jesus entirely on its own terms. Imagine you had never heard of Jesus; pretend you are reading this very strange book for the first time. What kind of Jesus emerges from these over-familiar stories?
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Language
English
Place of publication
Morrisville
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
572 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-716-39605-2 (9781716396052)
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Andrew Rilstone is a blogger, story-teller and librarian. He has written extensively about role-playing games, Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, Star Wars, and Doctor Who. In 2018 he completed a detailed commentary on the first 50 issues of the Amazing Spider-Man, which has been called the most detailed study of a single comic book ever attempted. Having finished this monumental project, he asked himself "Is there anyone bigger and more famous than Spider-Man for me to write about?" This book is the result...