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Jesus the Son of Man

by Kahlil Gibran

The life of Jesus of Nazareth is examined through the lens of the people around him.

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First published
1928
Length
40,112 words
Reading time
About 2 hr 48 min
Language
English (UK)

About the book

Frustrated by depictions of Jesus in Western literature, Kahlil Gibran wrote the short story collection Jesus the Son of Man in order to “bring out the portrait of Jesus” as Gibran saw him. Each story is told from the perspective of one of Jesus’s contemporaries, including not only his followers but also his enemies and indifferent observers. By emphasizing Jesus’s humanity and vigor, Gibran challenges theological and devotional depictions of Jesus that center his divinity or portray him as lowly and meek.

First published 1928; the Read4Max reading text contains approximately 40,112 words arranged in 79 navigable sections.

The verified source record dates the work’s first publication to 1928. The recorded original language is English.

About the author

Kahlil Gibran

Kahlil Gibran (1883–1931) is described by Wikidata as Lebanese-American writer, poet, and painter (1883–1931), with citizenship or national association recorded as Ottoman Empire, State of Greater Lebanon, and Lebanese Republic under French mandate.

Recorded occupations include writer, poet, painter, philosopher, and short story writer. Languages recorded for Kahlil Gibran include Arabic, French, and English. The structured record associates Kahlil Gibran with Mahjar and Symbolism. Wikidata lists The Prophet, Broken Wings, Sand and Foam, and The Processions among Kahlil Gibran's notable works. Open Library identifies The Prophet as a leading work in its author record. Open Library catalogs 813 works under this author record. The Read4Max catalog currently includes Jesus the Son of Man under Kahlil Gibran's authorship.

1883–1931

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Themes and ideas

  • Jesus Christ--Fiction
  • Bible. New Testament--History of Biblical events--Fiction

Table of contents

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  1. James the Son of Zebedee
  2. Anna the Mother of Mary
  3. Asaph, Called the Orator of Tyre
  4. Mary Magdalene
  5. Philemon, a Greek Apothecary
  6. Simon Who Was Called Peter
  7. Caiaphas the High Priest
  8. Joanna the Wife of Herod’s Steward
  9. Rafca the Bride of Cana
  10. A Persian Philosopher in Damascus
  11. David, One of His Followers
  12. Luke
  13. Matthew
  14. John the Son of Zebedee
  15. A Young Priest of Capernaum
  16. A Rich Levite in the Neighbourhood of Nazareth
  17. A Shepherd in South Lebanon
  18. John the Baptist, to One of His Disciples
  19. Joseph of Arimathea
  20. Nathaniel
  21. Saba of Antioch
  22. Salome, to a Woman Friend
  23. Rachael, a Woman Disciple
  24. Cleopas of Bethroune
  25. Naaman of the Gadarenes
  26. Thomas
  27. Elmadam the Logician
  28. One of the Marys
  29. Rumanous, a Greek Poet
  30. Levi, a Disciple
  31. A Widow in Galilee
  32. Judas the Cousin of Jesus
  33. The Man from the Desert
  34. Peter
  35. Melachi of Babylon, an Astronomer
  36. A Philosopher
  37. Uriah, an Old Man of Nazareth
  38. Nicodemus the Poet, the Youngest of the Elders in the Sanhedrin
  39. Joseph of Arimathea
  40. Georgus of Beirut
  41. Mary Magdalene
  42. Jotham of Nazareth, to a Roman
  43. Ephraim of Jericho
  44. Barca, a Merchant of Tyre
  45. Phumiah, the High Priestess of Sidon
  46. Benjamin the Scribe
  47. Zacchaeus
  48. Jonathan
  49. Hannah of Bethsaida
  50. Manasseh, a Lawyer in Jerusalem
  51. Jephtha of Caesarea
  52. John the Beloved Disciple
  53. Mannus the Pompeiian, to a Greek
  54. Pontius Pilatus
  55. Bartholomew in Ephesus
  56. Matthew
  57. Andrew
  58. A Rich Man
  59. John at Patmos
  60. Peter
  61. A Cobbler in Jerusalem
  62. Susannah of Nazareth, a Neighbour of Mary
  63. Joseph Surnamed Justus
  64. Philip
  65. Birbàrah of Yammouni
  66. Pilate’s Wife, to a Roman Lady
  67. A Man Outside of Jerusalem
  68. Sarkis, an Old Greek Shepherd, Called the Madman
  69. Annas the High Priest
  70. A Woman, One of Mary’s Neighbours
  71. Ahaz the Portly
  72. Barabbas
  73. Claudius, a Roman Centurion
  74. James the Brother of the Lord
  75. Simon of Cyrene
  76. Cyborea the Mother of Judas
  77. The Woman of Byblos
  78. Mary Magdalene
  79. A Man from Lebanon
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