Behold the Man
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Behold the Man is a science fiction novel by Michael Moorcock that follows a troubled time traveler who journeys to first-century Judea in search of the historical Jesus, only to become entangled in the very origins of the Christian myth.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Behold the Man canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| adaptation | radio drama ⓘ |
| author | Michael Moorcock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Nebula Award for Best Novella nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
faith and doubt
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identity and self-sacrifice ⓘ messianic myth-making ⓘ search for the historical Jesus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Richard Glyn Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expandedNovelPublicationYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedAs | novella ⓘ |
| genre |
religious fiction
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science fiction ⓘ time travel fiction ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
British novels
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novels about religion ⓘ time travel novels ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later religiously themed science fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-85031-015-4 ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 128 ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Breakfast in the Ruins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves | origin of the Christian myth ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterPublishedAs | expanded novel ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | New Wave science fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Karl Glogauer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | time travel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending theology and speculative fiction
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controversial depiction of Jesus ⓘ |
| originalMedium | magazine publication ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | time traveler ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait | psychologically troubled ⓘ |
| publishedInPeriodical | New Worlds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Allison & Busby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Judea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1st century ⓘ |
| subject |
Jesus Christ
NERFINISHED
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messiah figure ⓘ time paradoxes ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | Biblical phrase "Ecce Homo" ("Behold the man") ⓘ |
| workOf | Michael Moorcock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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