The Christ Commission
by Og Mandino
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Author: Og MandinoEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1983-11-01
ISBN: 0553277421
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Bantam
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Book Review: Fictional Work Designed for the Believer
Summary: 1 Stars
Mandino in his fictional book, "The Christ Commission", takes us through the events portrayed by the gospels of the New Testament. He does this through the eyes of his main character, defined from the onset as a non-believer who eventual finds himself believing in the divinity of Christ after having the opportunity to interview key characters found within the gospels. This is achieved through his traveling back to the time period of 6 years after the crucifixion of Christ.
The ability for the reader to buy into this characters disbelief is never achieved though, as the questions that he raises at any point in the book seem poorly contrived and one is left wondering when the obvious will occur. At times his line of questioning seems more intent in proving out that Jesus was divine, shallow questions with effortless answers. Why for example did his line of questioning not deal with the many discrepancies found between the four gospels? One is instead left with the false idea that these gospels are in complete harmony, only in brief passing does he suggest otherwise. Today we have over 5700 Greek manuscripts as a historical record for the New Testament, for which "There are more variations among our manuscripts than there are words in the New Testament." (Misquoting Jesus pg. 88-90 - by Bart D. Ehrman) Christians are portrayed to be a homogeneous group all awaiting the return of their messiah, when in reality there were many fractions of Christianity all teaching their own contrived reality of who Jesus was. It was not until Constantine that an attempt was made for consensus, with the advent of the Nicene Creed, as to the nature of Jesus. The author further suggests that the actual authors of the gospels were the apostles themselves for which there in no historical support. This is fine in the sense that it is a work of fiction and thereby Mandino can weave whatever reality he would like to contrive. The sad truth is that for people of religious faith, a common theology is that feelings are far more reliable than tested facts as to what is real, for which works of fiction play well. This idea was highlighted by my copy of this book which was checked out of the local library and marked up by some previous reader as though it were a work of historical significance.
Sadly the only area which I felt was an accurate reflection on reality was the violence expressed by some found within religious faith on those who call the truthfulness of their beliefs into question, as made self-evident by histories past and present.
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In front of eight million TV viewers, "The Greatest Mystery Writer in the World" bragged he could prove Christ was actually stolen from the tomb and never really rose from the dead . . . if he were given just one week back in ancient Jerusalem. That night author Matt Lawrence got his wish. A knock-out punch took him right out of this world and landed him in Biblical Judea in 26 A.D., just six years after the execution of Jesus at Golgotha. In relentless pursuit of his investigation, Lawrence walked the same streets Jesus walked, visited the same places . . . and found himself facing the same dangers. Eyewitness reports might lead him to a discovery that would shake the world--but will he live long enough to tell the 30th century that he just solved the greatest mystery of all time?Literature & Fiction Books
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