The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ

The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ is a 2010 novel by Philip Pullman. It tells the story of Jesus as if he were two people, "Jesus" and "Christ", with contrasting personalities; Jesus being a moral and godly man, and his brother Christ a calculating figure who wishes to use Jesus' legacy to found a powerful Church.


 * Alternative Character Interpretation - Of both Jesus and Christ.
 * The Bible - A retelling of part of it.
 * Downer Ending -
 * Fan Fiction - Sort of.
 * The Man Behind the Man -
 * Reality Subtext - Obviously, the beginning of Christianity, but there is particularly poignant and topical prediction by of child abuse being covered up when done by priests.