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Various authors and filmmakers have created dramatic portrayals of Jesus and his life.

A number of storytellers have wanted to portray an accurate depiction of what his life is believed to have been like, while others have used the persona of Jesus as a narrative device to make a literary point and develop a story's theme. Because of the devotion of many people to the idea of Jesus, portrayals of him in works of fiction have been, almost without exception, fraught with controversy. Film portrayals of Jesus have, in particular, attracted protests and criticism. Filmmakers and theater managers have even received death threats in the wake of some of the more controversial movies about Jesus.

1 Novels portraying Jesus

• According to Mary Magdalene by Marianne Fredriksson ( 2003)
• Behold the Man by Michael Moorcock ( 1970)
• Ben-Hur by Lew Wallace
• The Gospel According to Jesus Christ by José Saramago ( 1991)
• The Gospel of Corax by Paul Park
• King Jesus by Robert Graves ( 1947)
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• The Last Temptation of ChristThe Last Temptation of Christ is a novel written by Nikos Kazantzakis, first published in December 1960. It has been the subject of a great deal of controversy due to its subject matter: it tells a fictional version of the life of Jesus Christ, told from by Nikos KazantzakisNikos Kazantzakis ( February 18, 1883, Heraklion, Crete October 26, 1957, Freiburg, Germany) was a Greek novelist, poet, playwriter and thinker. Arguably the most important Greek writer and philosopher of the 20th century, he acquired wide fame after his
• The Master and MargaritaThe Master and Margarita is a novel by Mikhail Bulgakov, with a steadily growing reputation as one of the greatest works of 20th century literature. Bulgakov started writing his most famous and critically acclaimed novel in 1928. After completing the firs by Mikhail BulgakovMikhail Afanasievich Bulgakov May 15 ( May 3 Old Style), 1891 March 10, 1940) was a Ukrainian-born Soviet novelist and playwright of the first half of the 20th century. He is best known for the novel The Master and Margarita''. Mikhail Bulgakov was born i ( 1940Events January-February January 5 FM radio is demonstrated to the FCC for the first time. January 6 World War II: Mass execution of Poles, committed by Germans in the Poznan, Warthegau. January 12 World War II: Russia bombs cities in Finland. February 2 F, published in 1966Events January January 1 In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bedel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. January 2 Strike of public transportation workers in New York City ends January 13 January 3 First Acid Test at the Fil)
• Only Begotten DaughterOnly Begotten Daughter is a fantasy novel written by James Morrow, setting the stage for his later Godhead Trilogy''. The story is about Julie Katz, the Messiah who is the daughter of God, who is spontaneously conceived from a sperm bank donation. Julie s and Godhead Trilogy by James Morrow
• Judas, My Brother by Frank Yerby
• Judas Iscariot by Leonid Andreev
• The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas
• The Big Fisherman by Lloyd C. Douglas
• Casca: The Eternal Mercenary by Barry Sadler
• The Urantia Book by William S. Sadler
• The Gospel of Aphranius by Kiril Yeskov