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King Jesus (Paperback)

by Robert Graves (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 424 pages
  • Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux Inc (1 Oct 1981)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0374516642
  • ISBN-13: 978-0374516642
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13.6 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 340,653 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"My solution to the problem of Jesus's nativity implies a rejection of tke mystical Virgin Birth doctrine, which no longer has the same force in religious polemics as it had in Justin's day; to the mass of people nowadays the choice is between a Jesus bom in the ordinary course ofnature and one as mythical as Perseus and Prometheus."--From the Author's Commentary
"This is not reading for the easily shocked; it definitely presents Jesus as a sage and a poet, if not divine. It moves, as does all Mr. Graves' writing, at a brilliant fast pace, and with a tremendous style."--"Kikus Reviews"
"Mr. Graves is a poet; both the knowledge of a scholar and the imagination of a poet are brought to bear upon Jesus as child, boy, and man. The book is a bold speculative adventure."--Harold Brighouse, "Manchester Guardian "

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5.0 out of 5 stars Integrates Christianity into the Graves worldview, 22 Jun 2000
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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5.0 out of 5 stars Before The Da Vinci Code, 3 Jun 2004
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.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An astonishing new look at Jesus Christ history., 9 May 2000
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 readable 100%.
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3.0 out of 5 stars 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 17 months ago by The Outsider

5.0 out of 5 stars 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 20 months ago by Mr. Robert Skrzynski

3.0 out of 5 stars 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

5.0 out of 5 stars 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

5.0 out of 5 stars 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

5.0 out of 5 stars Ok, ok, I'll say it: I, Claudius it ain't
in that King Jesus is certainly not a soap opera. Graves has constructed a well-researched and intriguing life of Christ on earth, which departs in many ways from the received... Read more
Published on 30 Jun 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderfully fun "read"
Robert Graves' writings are all fascinating, but this one is unique. You do not have to be a biblical scholar or history fan to enjoy this presentation of Mr. Read more
Published on 27 Nov 1997

5.0 out of 5 stars The most fascinating Jesus novel out there
Reading this book is a rewarding challenge. It's weird, esoteric, and somehow simultaneously iconoclastic and reverent. Read more
Published on 24 Oct 1997

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly Astonishing
It is doubtful if there is any man alive today who could write a book which equaled "King Jesus" as an intellectual virtuoso performance. Read more
Published on 6 Jun 1997

5.0 out of 5 stars Jesus the man and how things must have happened
Graves fits the known and not so known facts around Jesus in a fascinanting story about what his presence meant to his contemporaries. Read more
Published on 29 Nov 1996

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