Provocative, powerful, and deeply thought-inspiring — The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman is a daring re-imagining of one of the greatest stories ever told. In this bold literary novel, Pullman portrays Jesus and Christ as two separate brothers: one driven by compassion and truth, the other shaped by ambition and the hunger for power.

Jesus lives to love, heal, and teach, while Christ quietly records — and rewrites — his brother’s life to create a narrative that will one day form an institution. As simple faith transforms into authority, the novel explores how belief becomes doctrine, and how truth is shaped by those who control the story.

With poetic language and philosophical intensity, Pullman reflects on faith, manipulation, identity, sacrifice, and the dangerous beauty of ideals. The novel does not attack belief but questions power, asking what is lost when spiritual truth becomes organized religion.

PUBLISHER: CANONGATE BOOKS

BINDING: PAPER BACK

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

PAGES: 265