The Last Temptation of Christ

The Last Temptation of Christ

infobox Book |
name = The Last Temptation of Christ
title_orig = O Teleutaios Peirasmos
translator = Peter A. Bien (US)


author = Nikos Kazantzakis
cover_artist =
country = Greece
language = Greek
series =
genre = Religion, Historical novel
publisher = Simon and Schuster (USA) & Bruno Cassirer (UK)
release_date = 1951
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 506 pp (first edition, hardback)
isbn = ISBN 0-684-85256-X
preceded_by =
followed_by =

"The Last Temptation of Christ" (or "The Last Temptation"; Greek: Ο Τελευταίος Πειρασμός, "O Teleftaíos Peirasmós") is a novel written by Nikos Kazantzakis, first published in 1951. It follows the life of Jesus Christ from his perspective. The novel has been the subject of a great deal of controversy due to its subject matter, and appears regularly on lists of banned books.

The central thesis of the book is that Jesus, while free from sin, was still subject to every form of temptation that humans face, including fear, doubt, depression, reluctance, and lust. By facing and conquering all of man's weaknesses, Kazantzakis argues in the novel's preface, He struggled to do God's will, without ever giving in to the temptations of the flesh.

Film version

In 1988, an equally controversial film adaptation by Martin Scorsese was released. It stars Willem Dafoe as Jesus.

ee also

*The Gospel According to Jesus Christ
*Freedom of speech versus blasphemy
*Temptation of Christ


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