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'''''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.

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* [[Alternative Character Interpretation]] -  Of both Jesus and Christ.
* [[The Bible]] - A retelling of part of it.
* [[Downer Ending]] -  {{spoiler|Christ got his powerful church - but the things he had to do to create it and the manner in which he sugar-coated Jesus' life in his texts and all that entails for everything leave him a bitter man}}
* [[Fan Fiction]] - Sort of.
* [[The Man Behind the Man]] -  {{spoiler|The Stranger/Angel to Christ.}}
* [[Reality Subtext]] - Obviously, the beginning of Christianity, but there is particularly poignant and topical prediction by {{spoiler|Jesus}} of child abuse being covered up when done by priests.

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