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King Jesus

by Robert Graves

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King Jesus is a historical novel that retells the life of Jesus through Graves’s speculative reconstruction of dynastic, ritual and political background. The novel presents Jesus within Herodian Judaea, Roman provincial rule and Second Temple Jewish society, treating his public life as part of a contested royal and religious history. Its approach differs from orthodox Christian narrative by using genealogy, myth, kingship and ancient religion to reinterpret the events leading to the crucifixion.

Historical periods

Imperial Rome Roman Judaea and Second Temple Society Ministry and Crucifixion of Jesus

Genres

Biographical Fiction Court & Political Fiction Dynastic & Royal Fiction Mythological Fiction

Historical people

Jesus Christc. 0s BCE–30 Herod the Great75 BCE–5 BCE Pontius Pilatusborn 13 BCE John the Baptist7 BCE–30 Mary Magdalenedied c. 1st century Herod Antipasborn 21 BCE

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