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  • Republican Jesus

  • How the Right Has Rewritten the Gospels
  • By: Tony Keddie
  • Narrated by: Gary Roelofs
  • Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins

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Republican Jesus

By: Tony Keddie
Narrated by: Gary Roelofs
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Publisher's Summary

The complete guide to debunking right-wing misinterpretations of the Bible—from economics and immigration to gender and sexuality.

Jesus loves borders, guns, unborn babies, and economic prosperity while hating homosexuality, taxes, welfare, and universal healthcare—or so say many Republican politicians, pundits, and preachers. Through outrageous misreadings of the New Testament gospels that started almost a century ago, conservative influencers have conjured a version of Jesus who speaks to their fears, desires, and resentments.

In Republican Jesus, Tony Keddie explains not only where this right-wing Christ came from and what he stands for, but also why this version of Jesus is a fraud. By restoring Republicans’ cherry-picked gospel texts to their original literary and historical contexts, Keddie dismantles the biblical basis for Republican positions on hot-button issues like Big Government, taxation, abortion, immigration, and climate change. At the same time, he introduces listeners to an ancient Jesus whose life experiences and ethics were totally unlike those of modern Americans, conservatives, and liberals alike.

The book is published by University of California Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.

©2020 Tony Keddie (P)2023 Redwood Audiobooks

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