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The Last Temptation of Christ

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The Last Temptation of Christ
First UK trans. edition cover - titled "The Last Temptation"
AuthorNikos Kazantzakis
Original titleO Teleutaios Peirasmos
TranslatorPeter A. Bien (US)
CountryGreece
LanguageGreek
Genre(s)Religion, Historical novel
PublisherSimon and Schuster(USA) & Bruno Cassirer (UK)
Publication date1960
Media typePrint (Hardback &Paperback)
Pages506 pp (first edition, hardback)
ISBNISBN 0-684-85256-X
OCLC Number38925790

The Last Temptation of Christ (or The Last Temptation) is a novel written by Nikos Kazantzakis, first published in 1960. It follows the life of Jesus Christ from his perspective. The novel has been the subject of a great deal of controversy due to its subject matter, and appears regularly on lists ofbanned books.

The central thesis of the book is that Jesus, while free from sin, was still subject to every form oftemptation that humans face, including fear, doubt, depression, reluctance, and lust. Kazantzakis argues in the novel's preface that by facing and conquering all of man's weaknesses, Jesus struggled to do Yahweh's will, without ever giving in to the temptations of the flesh.

[edit]Film version

In 1988, an equally controversial film adaptation by Martin Scorsese was released. It stars Willem Dafoe as Jesus. The picture topped the list for the most complaints received for British TV.

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[edit]References

"Scorsese movie tops TV complaints list". Guardian Unlimited. 17 December 2003. Retrieved 5 January 2009.

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