The Gospel According to the Son
Norman Mailer’s book is full of the philosophical musings of Yeshua. Few scenes are presented dramatically or at any length, but I’ll admit I skimmed the novel. Speaking in the first person, Jesus sets out to put the record straight, critiquing the gospel accounts as he goes.
In my own story I slipped into Jesus’ mind rarely and briefly, and when I did, I blew it. Even a page or two at a time is fraught with peril. To do it for a book-length manuscript is…well, is likely to produce just what Mailer has given us.