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The Gospels: Jesus Christ

Terry Eagleton, Giles Fraser

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Radical, provocative take on Christ's life.

This isn't your traditional Sunday school lesson on Jesus. Eagleton frames the Gospels in a way that showcases Jesus as the ultimate revolutionary, aligning Him with figures like Marx. This could really resonate if you've always pictured Jesus as more rebel than passive shepherd, someone advocating for the downtrodden against the powers that be. It's a refreshing perspective that challenges conventional narratives and makes for a stimulating read.

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ISBN: 9781844671762
Publisher: Verso
Date of Publication: 2007-10-17
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Philosophy, Religion
Related Topics: Theory, Christianity, Theology
Goodreads rating: 3.8
(rated by 89 readers)

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In this newpresentation of the Gospels, Terry Eagleton makes a powerful andprovocative argument for Jesus Christ as a social, political and moralradical, a friend of anti-imperialists, outcasts and marginals, achampion of the poor, the sick and immigrants, and as an opponent ofthe rich, religious hierarchs, and hypocrites everywhere in otherwords, as a figure akin to revolutionaries like Robespierre, Marx, andChe Guevara.
 

Radical, provocative take on Christ's life.

This isn't your traditional Sunday school lesson on Jesus. Eagleton frames the Gospels in a way that showcases Jesus as the ultimate revolutionary, aligning Him with figures like Marx. This could really resonate if you've always pictured Jesus as more rebel than passive shepherd, someone advocating for the downtrodden against the powers that be. It's a refreshing perspective that challenges conventional narratives and makes for a stimulating read.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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