- Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: Arena Arrow; New edition edition (2 Feb 1989)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0099601109
- ISBN-13: 978-0099601104
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.6 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 901,469 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The knowledge of a scholar and the imagination of a poet are brought to bear upon Jesus as a child, boy and man (Guardian )
Written with simplicity and reverence (Time ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Written with simplicity and reverence (Time ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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King Jesus, long out of print, is one of the most controversial historical novels of all time. In it, Robert Graves has summoned his superb narrative powers, his painstaking scholarship, his wit and unsurpassed ability to recreate the past, to produce a magnificant portrayal of the life of Christ on earth.
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am quite surprised no-one else has commented on how Robert Graves explored the issue of Jesus' supposed marriage to Mary Magdelene and its connection to the more ancient cult of Goddess Worship long before Dan Brown. It isn't just Nag Hammadi and the Gnostics who should be credited for the Da Vinci Code.
On both a literary and mythological level King Jesus is by far superior to the Da Vinci Code and infinitely more controversial and thought provoking.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Reading this book is a rewarding challenge. It's weird, esoteric, and somehow simultaneously iconoclastic and reverent. As is often the case with Graves, it's clear that he's done a lot of serious research, and from there has gone off on his own curious tangents. (It looks like he got some material from Robert Eisler's book from the '20s, "The Messiah Jesus and John the Baptist"). Graves's methods drive some scholars crazy, because they want a clear line drawn between the research and the tangents. "King Jesus" is clearly more propaganda for Graves's "White Goddess" theology, but as propaganda it's great fun. Indulge Graves early on in the book--material that may seem pointless eventually does inform what follows. With few exceptions, the book is sympathetic to Judaism, but the exceptions should not be read as anti-Semitism; rather, the reader should recognize that Graves is equally discriminatory towards all religions where they don't gibe with his White Goddess-ism.
33 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Published in 1946 - but never mentioned. Roots Christianity in Jewish and Hellenistic traditions. Like most of Graves' work, a monumental reconstruction that resonates with scholarship. Totally ignored by other biblical and cultural commentators. Never assimilated because he is too challenging, his knowledge of poetry and myth is too deep and encyclopaedic and makes other 'scholars' look like frauds. Try his 'White Goddess' or 'The Nazarene Gospel Restored' - if you can get hold of the latter at all.
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King Jesus & Herod
My in-depth review is on my blog, focusing on Robert Graves' important emphasis on King Herod Antipater as the husband of Mary, and the father of Jesus! Read more
Published 2 months ago by David Seals
King Jesus, the Origins of Christianity revealed
Like all books by Robert Graves King Jesus is beautifully written, poetic, and full of surprising scenes and images. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Robert J. Stewart
King Jesus - the real story?
As with all Robert Graves novels, he assumes you are familiar with the "White Goddess" an amazing book of poetic myth and legend, filled with esoteric knowledge which just makes... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mrs. Penelope J. Jaquet
King Jesus - Robert Graves
Received the book in exremely good condition and very prompt delivery. Haven't had time to read it yet. Am taking it on holiday with me in a couple of week' time. Read more
Published 22 months ago by EA Clewes
Elegant codswallop
I admire the passion and scholarship of Graves, who was a unique man. This book adds to the canon of misogeny evident in Claudius and Belisarius, and for those unacquainted with... Read more
Published on 6 Jun 2008 by The Outsider
A hard read
A very good book, which if one has read Grave's The Greek Myths makes a lot of sense. Also I found Sir James Fraszers "The Golden Bough" a help; or rather it makes more sense of... Read more
Published on 16 Mar 2008 by Mr. Robert Skrzynski
fantasy
Graves's Claudius books, though they were melodramatic fiction, at least reported near contemporary accounts with some accuracy. Read more
Published on 15 April 2004 by Stephen
An astonishing new look at Jesus Christ history.
We can name it an historical novel of Jesus Christ. Graves rejects plainly the myth of the Jesus' birth from a virgin and build a plot of mistery, murder and superstition that is... Read more
Published on 9 May 2000 by Jose Antunez Romero
the new testament, chapter 2
Robert Graves has done what no organized Christian denomination would ever dream of doing...he has brought Jesus to us as a human, and the life that he led is an obtainable goal... Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2000
A brilliant, remarkable achievement
Easy reading this ain't, especially while you're first trying to get into it, but it's hard to think of a more rewarding way to spend your time and intellectual effort. Read more
Published on 12 April 1999
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