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"Humphrey Carpenter is best known for his biography of JRR Tolkien and his study of CS Lewis and friends in 'The Inklings'. He here turns historian, and in this short book assesses the life and works of Jesus Christ (for the Oxford University Press, and the old Fontana Past Masters series). The frontispiece claims that he presents it without 'religious preconceptions', an impossibility, but all things considered he does well. He covers the reliability of the sources, Jesus' origins, the background of the Law, who he claimed to be, his kingdom, and the spread of his message."
Michael JR Jose, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
job/profession:
- religious figure
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Period of greatest activity?
- ancient times
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- religious figure
Age:
- 20's-30's
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- Jew
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Genius (really!)
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Israel
Century:
- distant past
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Book makes you feel?
- thoughtful
Commentary on society?
Yes
Commentary on
- race
- selfishness
- justice system
- wicked men
- dying
- religion
Writer's slant towards subject:
- neutral
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of set of events during life
How much dialogue in bio?
- little dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 76%-100% of book
How much is philosophy rather than life story?
- 0-25% of book
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