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''' King Jesus ''' (1946) is a novel by [[Robert Graves]].
''' King Jesus ''' (1946) is a novel by [[Robert Graves]].


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The life and times of Jesus Christ as seen through the eyes of a first century Alexandrian scholar. Radical departure from usual biographical approach to life of Jesus with use of Jewish and pagan folklore. Jesus was the son of Mary's first husband, [[Antipater II]], a son of Herod. Being the grandson of a king, he was then the legitimate bearer of the title ''King of Kings''.
The life and times of Jesus Christ as seen through the eyes of a first century Alexandrian scholar. Radical departure from usual biographical approach to life of Jesus with use of Jewish and pagan folklore. Jesus was the son of Mary's first husband, [[Antipater II]], a son of Herod. Being the grandson of a king, he was then the legitimate bearer of the title ''King of Kings''.


==Editions and translations==
==Editions==
Published in London: Cassel; and New York, NY: Creative Age, 1946.
Published in London: Cassel; and New York, NY: Creative Age, 1946.


Translated into several European languages:
====Translations====
*[[Rey Jesús (1946 Graves), book (Spanish ed.)]]
*[[Rey Jesús (1946 Graves), book (Spanish ed.)]]
*[[König Jesus (1954 Graves), book (German ed.)]]
*[[König Jesus (1954 Graves), book (German ed.)]]
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*[[King Jésus (1993 Graves), book (French ed.)]]
*[[King Jésus (1993 Graves), book (French ed.)]]


==External links==
==Biography==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Jesus Wikipedia] / [[http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/g/robert-graves/king-jesus.htm Fantastic Fiction]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Jesus Wikipedia] / [[http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/g/robert-graves/king-jesus.htm Fantastic Fiction]


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[[Category:Antipater II--literature (subject)|1946 Graves]]
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[[Category:Top 1940s| 1946 Graves]]
[[Category:Top 1940s|*1946 Graves]]
[[Category:Fiction--Top 1940s| 1946 Graves]]
[[Category:English language--Top 1940s| 1946 Graves]]

Revision as of 05:48, 11 August 2018

King Jesus (1946) is a novel by Robert Graves.

Abstract

The life and times of Jesus Christ as seen through the eyes of a first century Alexandrian scholar. Radical departure from usual biographical approach to life of Jesus with use of Jewish and pagan folklore. Jesus was the son of Mary's first husband, Antipater II, a son of Herod. Being the grandson of a king, he was then the legitimate bearer of the title King of Kings.

Editions

Published in London: Cassel; and New York, NY: Creative Age, 1946.

Translations

Biography