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''' Behold the Man ''' is a novel by [[Michael Moorcock]].
''' Behold the Man ''' (1969) is a novel by [[Michael Moorcock]].
 
==Abstract==
Based on a novella the author had published in 1966 in New Worlds, the science-fiction novel tells the story of Karl Glogauer, a man who travels from the year 1970 in a time machine to 28 CE, where he hopes to find the historical Jesus. What he finds is a retarded man who can barely repeat his name. At this point, compelled by his obsession that a historical Jesus must have been existed, he himself begins to step into the role of the Christ, gathering followers, repeating what parables he can recall, and using psychological tricks to simulate miracles, up to his death on the cross.  


==Editions and translations==
==Editions and translations==
Published in England (1969). Translated into German (Munchen: 1992).


==Summary==
Published in [England]: Allison & Busby, 1969.
Based on a novella the author had published in 1966 in New Worlds, the science-fiction novel tells the story of Karl Glogauer, a man who travels from the year 1970 in a time machine to 28 CE, where he hopes to find the historical Jesus. What he finds is a retarded man who can barely repeat his name. At this point, compelled by his obsession that a historical Jesus must have been existed, he himself begins to step into the role of the Christ, gathering followers, repeating what parables he can recall, and using psychological tricks to simulate miracles, up to his death on the cross.
 
Translated into German (Munchen: 1992).
 
==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behold_the_Man Wikipedia]
 
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Behold the Man (1969) is a novel by Michael Moorcock.

Abstract

Based on a novella the author had published in 1966 in New Worlds, the science-fiction novel tells the story of Karl Glogauer, a man who travels from the year 1970 in a time machine to 28 CE, where he hopes to find the historical Jesus. What he finds is a retarded man who can barely repeat his name. At this point, compelled by his obsession that a historical Jesus must have been existed, he himself begins to step into the role of the Christ, gathering followers, repeating what parables he can recall, and using psychological tricks to simulate miracles, up to his death on the cross.

Editions and translations

Published in [England]: Allison & Busby, 1969.

Translated into German (Munchen: 1992).

External links

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