Fictional portrayals of Jesus Christ

Various authors and filmmakers have created fictional portrayals of Jesus Christ and his life. A number of storytellers have wanted to portray an accurate depiction of what his life is believed to have been like, while others have used the persona of Jesus Christ as a narrative device to make a literary point and develop a story's theme. Because of the devotion of many people to the idea of Jesus Christ, fictional portrayals of Christ have been, almost without exception, fraught with controversy. Movie portrayals of Jesus have, in particular, attracted protests and criticism. Filmmakers and theater managers have even received death threats in the wake of some of the more controversial movies about Christ.

Novels portraying Jesus Christ

• Behold the Man[?] by Michael Moorcock (1970)
• Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Jesus' Childhood Friend by Christopher Moore (2001)
• The Master and Margarita[?] by Mikhail Bulgakov (1966)
• The Gospel According to Jesus Christ[?] by José Saramago (1991)

Motion pictures depicting Jesus Christ

• Godspell[?] (1973)
• The Greatest Story Ever Told[?] (1965)
• Hail Mary[?] (1985) (modern-day retelling of the Virgin Birth)
• Jesus Christ Superstar (1973, new video release in 1999)
• Jesus of Montreal[?] (1989)
• Jesus of Nazareth[?] (1977)) (TV miniseries)
• King of Kings[?] (1961, also a silent film version in 1927)
• The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
• The Life of Brian (1979)