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The hosts referenced the book while discussing Scorsese's interest in making a film about Christ, describing it as a well‑known novel that portrays Christ as a human with desires and the potential to stray from his divine path. They framed it as a literary source for the intended movie.
Episode: ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey
The hosts referred to the novel while discussing Scorsese's interest in making a film about Christ, describing it as a famous work that humanizes Christ. The discussion framed the book as a literary source for the intended movie.
It's about the famous novel written about the sort of humanity of Christ, which is like, what if Christ was actually a person who was susceptible to lust, human desire, a decision to maybe go against the path of God that we all understand.