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Title: A conservative re-telling of the Gospels
Review: When I saw that Norman Mailer had written a book about Jesus I expected a searching biography of the man. For some reason I didn't expect Mailer to closely follow the Gospels. But he did, and I was disappointed. I already read the Gospels, more than once. I'd like to read a book that leaves out all supernatural occurrences and just focuses on a human being who has been very influential. This isn't the book. Personally, I don't believe in the miracles reported in the Bible, and I was hoping for an incisive biography of a great man. The book I want on this subject hasn't been written yet, I guess.
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