The Diary of Jesus Christ

by Bill Cain

Overview

In The Diary of Jesus Christ, Jesuit Bill Cain brings his talents as a playwright to reimagine familiar gospel stories from the perspective of Jesus. When did Jesus know he was the one? Why did he call the odd group of disciples to follow him? Was Magdalene his disciple or his teacher? Did all of those healings come easily or was there a cost? What did it feel like to die-and to rise? Along the way, we are surprised and moved by the emotional and spiritual immediacy of these stories, and by the opportunity to meet, with new eyes, the central narrator of this "diary," whose self-understanding and sense of mission unfold on the journey.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626984073
Publisher:	Orbis Books
Publication date:	03/17/2021
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	390,768
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Bill Gain, SJ, a Jesuit and an American playwright, wrestles with the great themes of our faith. He is a Peabody Award-winning screenwriter and the creator of the TV show, Nothing Sacred. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Table of Contents

Foreword Greg Boyle, SJ ix

The Calling 1

Simeon 4

Magnificat 9

The Women of Bethlehem 15

Woman of the Parables 1 21

Heaven or Helen 28

29 33

The Healer 39

Under the Fig Tree 46

Cana 51

Cousins 55

Give a Child a Scorpion 58

The Chosen and Not 63

Walking Away 69

Take Nothing for the Journey 73

Come Follow Me 78

Something I Should Have Done a Long Time Ago 83

Who Will I Love Today? 89

Love, Death, and Agriculture 94

Woman of the Parables 2 99

Beggar at the Gate 104

The Miracle that Failed 110

Blind Bart 114

The Death of an Angel 119

Labor Pains 126

The Groom Dances Alone 131

The Exorcist 137

The Other Nine 143

Woman of the Parables 3 149

Transfiguring 153

Do You Want an Angel? 156

A Cure for Death 161

Gladius 167

The Last Supper 174

The Story of a Kiss 177

Anna, Daughter of Phanuel 181

The Map Back 187

The Beauty of the City 194

Harrowing Hell 200

Hard to Leave 206

Acknowledgments 209