The Lost Gospel of Donald by Preston Coleman

Coleman says, “I wrote The Lost Gospel of Donald to closely parallel the original four gospels. He is totally baffled that Jesus seems to have no interest in big-money contracts and “fringe benefits.”ĭr. When Donald of Gaul meets Jesus, he assumes that he is the greatest magician in the world and spends the rest of Christ’s ministry trying to recruit him to perform as a headliner at his properties. Very dishonest, these scribes, totally dishonest. These fake scribes, they’re totally fake, phony, the enemies of the people. I’ve heard these stories, they’re okay, some of them are okay, some of them, frankly, aren’t so great.ģ And don’t believe what the fake scribes say, not about Jesus, and not about me. No one has better words than me, they’re fantastic.Ģ Now a lot of people have told the story of this guy, Jesus. I have the best words, my words are the best. From the first line of the book, the author captures the verbal nuance of what has become one of the most recognizable voices of the twenty-first century:ġ In the beginning was the Word. Coleman imagines a newly discovered Gospel, telling the story of Christ from the point of view of a rascal named Donald of Gaul. Coleman talking about his background and the concept of book.

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The Lost Gospel of Donald by Preston Coleman