tan-ki

I had a couple people recommend this book to me, they really liked the concept of telling Jesus's story through Biff, Jesus's best boyhood friend. So I thought, hey, I was raised Catholic, I read the Bible, this could be an interesting chance to revisit my sordid, religious past. And interesting it was, altough I wasn't as taken by it as I had hoped. I enjoyed the fact that Biff represents all the urges and character traits that Jesus is supposed to reject. However, it is these traits that make me dislike his character. I've said this before, but I really dislike main characters that are outrightly stupid or silly. I did enjoy the travels, and subsequent development, of Jesus's teachings. Working their way through India and China, and learning from the religious leaders in these areas, demonstrated the intense departure in preaching by Jesus from his predecessors in the Middle East. It was a fun read, a little absurd, but an interesting what-if take on Christianity's history.

2023-07-28 13:03