Upon its hardcover publication, renowned author Philip Pullman's The
Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ provoked heated debates and
stirred a frenzy of controversy throughout the clerical and literary
worlds alike with its bold retelling of the life of Jesus Christ.
In this remarkable piece of fiction, famously atheistic author Philip
Pullman challenges the events of the Gospels and puts forward his own
compelling and plausible version of the life of Jesus. Written with
unstinting authority, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ is a
pithy, erudite, subtle, and powerful book by a beloved author, a text to
be read and reread, studied and unpacked, much like the Good Book
itself.