''Man of Nazareth'' is a 1979 historical novel by

Anthony Burgess John Anthony Burgess Wilson, (; 25 February 1917 – 22 November 1993), who published under the name Anthony Burgess, was an English writer and composer. Although Burgess was primarily a comic writer, his dystopian satire ''A Clockwork ...

based on his screenplay for

Franco Zeffirelli Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli (12 February 1923 – 15 June 2019), was an Italian stage and film director, producer, production designer and politician. He was one of the most significant opera and theatre directors of the post-World War II era, ...

's television miniseries '' Jesus of Nazareth''. It is the second in a trilogy of Burgess books with biblical themes, the others being '' Moses'' and '' The Kingdom of the Wicked''.

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 religiou ...

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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Novelistic portrayals of Jesus 1979 British novels Film spin-offs 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 {{1970s-hist-novel-stub