Man of Nazareth
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Man of Nazareth is a 1979 historical novel by Anthony Burgess based on his screenplay for Franco Zeffirelli's television miniseries Jesus of Nazareth (1977). It is the second in a trilogy of Burgess books with biblical themes, the others being Moses (1976) and The Kingdom of the Wicked (1985).
Plot introduction
Man of Nazareth is a fictionalized historic account recalling the story of Jesus from his birth to his death. Burgess uses a Greek merchant recently returned from Jerusalem following the crucifixion as the narrator, a man recounting the stories he heard about Jesus while conducting his business there.
Release details
- 1979, United States, McGraw-Hill Template:ISBN, Pub date November 1979, Hardback
Sources, references, external links, quotations
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- Novelistic portrayals of Jesus
- 1979 British novels
- Film spinoffs
- Novels by Anthony Burgess
- Novels set in ancient Israel
- Novels based on films
- Novels set in the 1st century
- Books about Jesus
- Novels based on the Bible
- Cultural depictions of Judas Iscariot
- Cultural depictions of Pontius Pilate
- McGraw-Hill books