''Man of Nazareth'' is a 1979

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by Anthony Burgess based on his screenplay for

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Jesus of Nazareth Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...

''. It is the second in a trilogy of Burgess books with biblical themes, the others being ''

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''.

Plot introduction

''Man of Nazareth'' is a fictionalized historic account recalling the story of

Jesus Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...

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 , Pub date November 1979, Hardback

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