Download or read book The Gospel According to Jesus Christ written by José Saramago and published by Random House. This book was released on 1999 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A retelling of the Gospel following the life of Christ from his conception to his crucifixion. A naive Jesus is the son not of God, but of Joseph. In the desert it is not Satan, but God that Christ tussles with, an autocrat with whom he has an unbalanced and unsettled relationship.