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Het evangelie volgens Jezus Christus (original 1991; edition 1991)

by José Saramago, Harrie Lemmens

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According to the author, this book is like a second reading of the Gospels, like a trip to the origins of religion.
Member:Maporead
Title:Het evangelie volgens Jezus Christus
Authors:José Saramago
Other authors:Harrie Lemmens
Info:Amsterdam : Meulenhoff; 386 p, 22 cm; http://opc4.kb.nl/DB=1/PPN?PPN=289600529
Collections:Portugal
Rating:****
Tags:auteur Portugal, roman, Israël, Jezus, Bijbel, Christendom, ster4

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The Gospel According to Jesus Christ by José Saramago (1991)

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A wry and sarcastic retelling of Jesus' life with a lot of fourth wall breaking asides, the most shocking part of which is how sophomoric and shallow the commentary is. This reads for all the world like a result of internet atheism in the 00's. Compare it as literature to something like The Last Temptation of Christ (something that also caused a far bigger outrage and was more of a challenge in the 50s) and it's night and day - and yet this one won a nobel prize. ( )
  A.Godhelm | Oct 20, 2023 |
An interesting historic novel based on the New Testament gospels, focusing much on the living day to day practicalities of Jewish families living under Jewish Law and Roman Rule, with an emphasis on how the various characters felt (for example, Mary and Joseph's guilt after saving their own son, but not helping the other children after hearing of Herod's decree). Slight twists in the plot make this a work of fiction, although much of it could have been possible (Joseph the carpenter crucified, Mary Magdalene became Jesus' wife, and Jesus' many younger brothers and sisters looked after his mother Mary when he left home). The encounter ("forty days in the desert") between Jesus and the Devil was altered to make a particularly interesting chapter, with whole conversations between God, the Devil and Jesus. ( )
  AChild | Oct 8, 2023 |
It's been some time since I read this, and I don't recall any details. ( )
  mykl-s | Aug 13, 2023 |
A história de Jesus Cristo contada de modo sensível, com um uso muito astutos das máximas, a fazer com que seus deslocamentos soem como deslocamentos das outras versões em relação ao relato aqui realizado, não deixando a ficcionalidade mas adicionando ao ficcional real da história de Jesus mais um ficcional real, ainda mais por todos seus primeiros dois terços de escrita, em que os milagres comparecem apenas de modo escasso e ambíguo. Daí que pra mim, em que pese a absoluta jogada de mestre da conversa entre Jesus, Deus e o Diabo, e sua plausibilidade teológica como alternativa séria, mesmo que em meio ao tom irônico de Saramago; no final, como eu dizia, o livro pede um pouco de força (mas ainda assim é um baita livro): é que Deus tem pressa e esta faz com que os milagres tenham de se realizar de modo claro, a gerar convencimento e seguidores, e em seu afã de conquista dos corações humanos, Saramago acompanha essa pressa de Deus em uma aceleração dos eventos, como se o interessante tivesse sido o humano, o final vem como um corolário. Queríamos a história de um homem, afinal. ( )
  henrique_iwao | Aug 30, 2022 |
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Saramago, Joséprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Desti, RitaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Lemmens, HarrieTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Pontiero, GiovanniTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Quod scripsi, scripsi. - Pilatus
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The sun appears in one of the upper corners of the rectangle, on the left of anyone looking at the picture.
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Come tutti i figli degli uomini, il figlio di Giuseppe e Maria nacque sporco del sangue di sua madre, vischioso delle sue mucosità e soffrendo in silenzio. Pianse perché lo fecero piangere, e avrebbe pianto per quest'unico e solo motivo.
Una nuvola, alta come due uomini, simile a una colonna di fumo lentamente vorticante su se stessa, era lì davanti a lui, e la voce proveniva da essa. Chi mi parla, domandò Gesù, rabbrividendo, ma immaginando già la risposta. La voce disse, Io sono il Signore, e Gesù seppe perché aveva dovuto spogliarsi al limite del deserto. Mi hai fatto venire qui, che cosa vuoi da me, domandò. Per ora niente, ma un giorno da te vorrò tutto.
Gesù muore, muore, e quando la vita comincia ad abbandonarlo, all'improvviso, il cielo sopra il suo capo si spalanca e appare Dio, vestito come sulla barca, e la sua voce risuona per tutta la terra, Tu sei il mio diletto figlio, in te ho riposto la mia gratificazione. Allora Gesù capì di essere stato portato all'inganno come si conduce l'agnello al sacrificio, che la sua vita era destinata a questa morte, fin dal principio e, ripensando al fiume di sangue e di sofferenza che sarebbe nato spargendosi per tutta la terra, esclamò rivolto al cielo, dove Dio sorrideva, Uomini, perdonatelo, perché non sa quello che ha fatto.
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