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By Graham Holderness
Graham Holderness (2015)
The central paradox of Christian theology—that God became man and suffered for salvation—makes Christ uniquely accessible for artistic representation. For two millennia, the figure of Jesus has captivated artists and writers. This fascination intensified in the 20th century, a supposedly secular age, where fictional and cinematic Christs often became more familiar than the biblical one. This book examines how authors and filmmakers have reimagined Christ in works ranging from Anthony Burgess's 'Man of Nazareth' to Martin Scorsese's 'The Last Temptation of Christ'. It traces a lineage of 'Jesus novels' and films back to Ernest Renan and George Moore.