"God will bring His kingdom on his way, and at times when he likes."
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Philip Pullman, author of the novel already filmed "The Golden Compass" tells a radically provocative history that can never be described as good news.
Jesus and Christ are not one and the same person, but twins!
the beginning of the book seems as if the Good Lord and Jesus Christ the villain. Because Jesus is the more active of the two brothers, the rebellious, which is doing against the prescribed order resistance and thereby save his parents grief. Christ, however, is quiet and traditional. The Holy Scriptures he knows only too well.
relative is quickly out what Christ wants from his brother. In the desert, he takes on the role of evil by trying to persuade his brother to establish firm rules of faith and thus to create a system for ordinary people. Jesus rejects decided. Because of increasing social injustice, he will then make the decision but to preach and proclaim the word of God. He deliberately provoked
. Jesus forgives sins and makes no distinction between his family and outsiders, but he sees in each a brother or sister.
While Jesus met people active and helps them to Christ has unobtrusively in the background. Instigated by a mysterious stranger, he writes the words of Jesus on without his knowledge. He does not waive many changes and improvements.
Finally the truth is to be held and not historical facts.
In the end, it is Christ, Jesus is betrayed by order of an angel. The resurrection is a production that will encourage people to do good.
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This volume makes us reflect on the historical Jesus and the Christ of faith. Pullman engages both politics and society and religion, and especially the institution of church, bring their power structures and rules are often negative. The book is a critical examination of this very negative. The text is divided into chapters and legible. It is a mixture of biblical knowledge and fiction. Particularly interesting is the chapter on Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. At this point, he doubts his faith, and complains that he never receives a response from God. Here he rejects an organized form of church again decisively. However, should it come to an institution, he would like the following:.
"The fact that a church that is built up in your name, remains poor, poor and powerless and humble that she has no other authority than the authority of love. that no one may exclude "
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Conclusion. An extraordinary text that unpleasant aspects of its choice and to reflect the Act Jesus instructs
4 stars
A big thank you to the Fischer Verlag