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Line 61: * In ''[[The Mists of Avalon]]'' by [[Marion Zimmer Bradley]], the main conflict erupts between the local druid/pagan factions of Britain and early Christians at the time of [[King Arthur]]. Even so, at least one prominent druid (Merlin, no less) remarks that he has never had a problem with Jesus, only with the way most people interpret His words. * [[Christopher Moore]]'s novel ''[[Lamb the Gospel According To Biff (Literature)\|Lamb the Gospel According To Biff]]'' is based entirely around this trope, portraying "the lost years" of Jesus' life between the events of the Gospels. Among its more notable scenes, Jesus: {{spoiler\|[[Everybody Was Kung-Fu Fighting\|learns kung fu from Shaolin monks]], [[Invisible Main Character\|learns to become invisible (by achieving Nirvana, to humorous effect with His friends and general consternation of the monks)]], [[Bigfoot Sasquatch and Yeti\|becomes best friends with the last Yeti]], and [[Supernatural Martial Arts\|becomes a yoga master, which somehow lets Him create food out of thin air]].}} This is all played relatively straight, however... and the character is portrayed very sympathetically. Jesus in the book... really is shown as being way cool. * [[Robert Heinlein]]'s ''[[~~Job A Comedy Of Justice\|~~Job: A Comedy Of Justice]]'' paints God as a jerkass (though not [[God Is Evil\|evil]]), Satan as vaguely benevolent and both as mere peons before ''real'' deities, who run some sort of creation business. But Jesus and Saint Peter are both good guys. * Despite being irreverent towards religion in general, the beginning of ''[[Hitch Hikers Guide to The Galaxy]]'' still gives a nod to the man who was "nailed to a tree for saying how great it would be to be nice to people for a change." * José Saramago's "O Evangelho Segundo Jesus Cristo" (''The Gospel According to Jesus Christ'') makes a notable twist in the portrayal of Jesus; while he is sympathetic, in the end [[God Is Evil\|Yahweh]] leaves him to die alone, making his whole life a [[Shaggy Dog Story]]; even for works where God is evil and Jesus good this is unusual, specially considering that it is implied God might be a figured that Jesus envisioned rather than real. Naturally, many people didn't take this well...