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The good man jesus and the scoundrel christ by philip pullman, 9781786891952, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Published in 2010 by canongate books, as part of the canongate myth series. Jesus, christianity, god, gospels, belief, faith, truth, history, stories publisher. The good man jesus and the scoundrel christ the barnes. Sep 21, 2017 the good man jesus and the scoundrel christ by philip pullman, 9781786891952, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. May 27, 2010 the good man jesus and the scoundrel christ, however, is a game of an older kind. Dec 04, 2009 the good man jesus and the scoundrel christ apart from being one of the best titled books of the century probably is a retelling of one of the worlds most famous stories.
Pullman divides the figure christians revere as jesus christ into twin brothers. Dec 04, 2009 the good man jesus and the scoundrel christ ebook written by philip pullman. Christ, the weaker pup, humbly shadows his charismatic brother, attempting to further jesuss mission even as he works counter to everything jesus stands for. The good man jesus and the scoundrel christ ebook by philip. In this ingenious and spellbinding retelling of the life of jesus, philip. Paperback published in 2010, 080212996x hardcover published in 2010, 0857860070 paperback. The book is a quick, enjoyable read, but you might find yourself. Btec level 3 national business student book 2 catherine richards, rob dransfield. Pullman is almost as good a reader as he is a writer.
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