Killing Jesus

Killing Jesus
Author Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
Subject Crucifixion of Jesus
Publisher Henry Holt and Co.
Publication date
 September 24, 2013
Media type Hardcover
Pages 304
ISBN 978-0805098549

Killing Jesus: A History is a 2013 book by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard about the life and crucifixion of Jesus, referred to in the book as Jesus of Nazareth. It is the follow-up to Killing Kennedy and Killing Lincoln. Killing Jesus was released September 24, 2013[1] through Henry Holt and Company.

Upon its publication, Killing Jesus debuted at #1 on The New York Times bestseller list,[2] and was on the list for 52 weeks.[3] In its fall books preview, USA Today called it “a suspenseful thriller.”[4] Of its sales success, The Washington Post wrote, “The most popular titles in the Washington area have a distinctly biblical glow: for the second week in a row, Killing Jesus by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard is No. 1. This is the third in their spectacularly successful assassination series.”[5]

Reception

A review in The Guardian by Selina O'Grady (author of "And Man Created God: Kings, Cults, and Conquests at the Time of Jesus") called it "a breathy retelling of the gospel stories by two conservative Catholics, one of whom, O'Reilly, believes that he was inspired to write the book by the Holy Ghost." The reviewer also stated that, "Everyone creates God in their own image, so it's not surprising that Fox television's aggressively conservative down-home-let's-hear-it-for-the-ordinary-guy talk show host should have created a Tea Party son of God. Jesus, the little guy, is an enemy of the big corrupt tax-oppressing Roman empire, which is itself just a version of Washington, only even more venal and sexually depraved. This Jesus is a tax-liberating rebel who incurs the wrath of the Jewish and Roman powers by threatening their joint fleecing of the people. As a member of the populist right, he is not, of course, in favour of redistribution: Bill O'Reilly's Jesus does not tell the rich to give away their money to the poor."[6]

A review on Yahoo TV by Ken Tucker said of the film, "Rendered without much embellishment and acted with firmly controlled vigor, Killing Jesus, a TV adaptation of the bestselling book by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard, is a fine retelling of the story of Jesus Christ as a historical figure. That last phrase is key. O’Reilly and his co-author sought to write only what they considered provable historical facts about Christ. Whether this has been accomplished I’ll leave to historians and theologians..."[7]"[8]

Television adaptation

National Geographic picked up the television adaptation of Killing Jesus, just as it had for Killing Lincoln and Killing Kennedy.[9] It was written by Walon Green and directed by Christopher Menaul. Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker and Mary Lisio, who also produced Killing Kennedy, were executive producers. The series debuted on Palm Sunday 2015 (March 29), breaking viewership records set by Killing Kennedy.

Killing Jesus was nominated for an Emmy and a Critics' Choice Award, both for best television movie. It is also nominated as best television movie by the Satellite Awards.

References

  1. ↑ Bill O'Reilly. Killing Jesus: A History. Barnes & Noble. ISBN 9780805098549.
  2. ↑ "Hardcover : Non-Fiction Best Sellers List". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  3. ↑ "Best Sellers List". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  4. ↑ "Fall preview: This season's 30 coolest books". Usatoday.com. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  5. ↑ Charles, Ron (2013-10-13). "An answer to publishers’ prayers". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  6. ↑ O'Grady, Selina (18 December 2013). "Killing Jesus: A History by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard – review". Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  7. ↑ Tucker, Ken (29 March 2015). "'Killing Jesus': Christ in the No-Spin Zone". Yahoo.com. Yahoo. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  8. ↑ Tucker, Ken (29 March 2015). "'Killing Jesus': Christ in the No-Spin Zone". Yahoo.com. Yahoo. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  9. ↑ O'Connell, Michael (March 25, 2014). "Nat Geo Adapting Bill O’Reilly’s 'Killing Jesus'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
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