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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
Sounds interesting; I just downloaded a sample. The Washington Post reporter who reviewed the book said the story follows along lines laid down by The Jesus Seminar. Of course, The Jesus Seminar never suggested that Mary gave birth to twins, and most of those scholars dismiss the birth stories altogether as later add-ons to the true biography. Still, I'll give it a look-see.
I'm 82% through The Sheepfarmer's Daughter. It's starting to pick up slightly.
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There's an interesting review of the Pullman book in today's NYT Book Review section by Christopher Hitchens.