Jesus Christ as the son of God was nothing more than the literary invention of St Paul, according to Philip Pullman’s new book. In it Pullman seeks to retell events from the bible with more ordinary interpretations. Whether the book will draw the ire of the church or pass under its radar will depend on media interest over the next few months. The book is set to be published by Canongate, next Spring, so watch this space.
For more information see the TimesOnline article: Philip Pullman writes off Christ ‘the scoundrel’
Sounds very promising!
That’s a funny looking Book of Dust. ¬.¬
Agreed, Darragh.
As anxious as I am for hinm to finish with “The Book of Dust”, I think this sounds fantastic and cannot wait to get ahold of it!
Sounds like an interesting premise for a book…maybe that best seller for centuries is wrong! Oh my goodness me!
Sounds a lot like Bruno Bauer…
I can say without a shadow of a doubt it will “draw the ire of the church”. I’d be surprised if it didn’t.
Pullman is a silly man.
Does anyone still think that the book of dust is actually coming? When was the last time it was mentioned in official sources? By this stage it seems to have/likely to become a literary equivalent of Chinese Democracy, with all the quality vs. expectation issues it suffered from