King jesus robert graves

In it, robert graves has summoned his superb narrative powers, his painstaking scholarship, his wit and unsurpassed ability to recreate the past, to produce. This novel by the author of i, claudius, wife to mr. The book in question was robert gravess 1946 novel king jesus, which among other things shows the immense amount that educated people already knew at that early date about alternative gospels. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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. In robert gravess unique retelling, jesus is very much a mortal and the grandson of king herod the great. 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 magnificent portrayal of the life of christ on earth. King jesus is a semihistorical novel by robert graves, first published in 1946.

Although bits of it are exciting and the book contains some great. Robert graves has written a life of jesus that takes literally the claim that he was the king of the jews and davids rightful heir, while at the. There is a plethora of controversial fiction available, like the last temptation of christ by nikos kazantzakis, the source by james michener, and the brothers karamazov by fyodor dostoevsky. Robert graves books list of books by author robert graves. Robert graves is one of the best and most readable writers of the xx century.

King jesus by robert graves penguin books australia. In graves unique retelling of his life, jesus is very much a mortal, and the grandson of king herod the great. King jesus by graves, robert and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The story starts with king herod and his murderous ways, and with mary being secretly married to herod antipater, who leaves her with child before heading. In it, robert graves has summoned his superb narrative powers, his. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Robert gravess controversial historical novel is a bold reworking of the story of christ. He also had homosexual experiences as an adolescent, though were not so sure why that is relevant. The novel treats the historical jesus not as the son of god, but rather as a philosopher with a legitimate claim to the judaean throne through herod the great, as well as the davidic monarchy. In gravess unique retelling, jesus is very much a mortal and the grandson of king herod the great. Robert graves himself notes that many of the historical assumptions made by characters in this story are not necessarily valid, and, accommodatingly enough, lists. When his father runs afoul of the kings temper and is executed, jesus is raised in the house of joseph the carpenter.

Graves has jesus move from the role of warrior king of the jews to sacrificial king through the novel. Robert graves has written a life of jesus that takes literally the claim that he was the king of the jews and davids rightful heir, while at the same time not denying his holiness and power. The theme of this book is that jesus was indeed the king of the jews, and this is advanced within graves vast knowledge of the period. King jesus, by graves, robert a copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. He wrote i, claudius and claudius the god in the 1930s, and his memoir goodbye to all that is considered one of the great autobiographies of the 20th century. The novel treats the historical jesus not as the son of god, but rather as a. Robert graves 24 july 18957 december 1965 was an english poet, novelist and classical translator. King jesus is one of the most controversial historical novels of all.

King jesus book by robert graves 5 available editions. Graves work is infused with his belief that religion and myth records the story of the victory of maledominated religions over the original religion of the goddess, and the frontispiece of the work begins with. King jesus by robert graves overdrive rakuten overdrive. In it, robert graves has summoned his superb narrative powers, his painstaking.

Although bits of it are exciting and the book contains some great historical detail and interesting ideas, it is ultimately a little dry and often incredibly presumptive. Here jesus is not the son of god, but the result of a secret marriage the descendant of herod and true king of the jews. Bringing together his unparalleled narrative skill and indepth expertise in historical scholarship, renowned classicist and historical novelist robert graves brings the story of jesus christ to life in a strikingly unorthodox way. Graves writes with an expert hand, and his erudition is undeniable. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading king jesus. Written from the perspective of a lowly official at the end of the first century ad, king jesus recounts jesuss birth, youth, life as. Whereas mary the mother of jesus is a player in the hebrew plot to support jesus as the military messiah, his wife and cousin mary asks him to use his powers to raise his cousin her brother lazarus from the dead. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. He debunks the christian tradition with startling research into comparative mythology. Here jesus is not the son of god, but the result of a secret marriage. Jesus, robert graves, and the mount of olives philip jenkins. Robert graves brilliantly dances in that zone between myth and reality, between poetry and prose, between belief and unbelief with king jesus.

Jesus parents were exiled to syriojudaea in ad 4, just as the bible claims. A very good copy, gently faded on the spine with some light fraying at the crown. Given his competitors of his time, to say nothing of current literature, a rating below five stars is inconceivable. King jesus,is one of the most controversial historical novels of all time. The kingdom he is heir to, in this version of the story, is very much a terrestrial one.

The epic that never was the lost footage 1937 i claudius charles laughton duration. King jesus, long out of print, is one of the most controversial historical novels of all time. This one, robert graves king jesus, is difficult to rashly categorise. I can certainly understand how both believers and nonbelievers might feel a bit robbed by graves fictional lets not forget that robert graves was writing historical, speculative, fiction here. Creative age press, 1946 king jesus is robert graves version of the events of the gospels, a mythopoetic retelling of jesus life and times. The bible says that the infant jesus was visited by the magi of the east, and that he was educated in egypt.