![]() ![]() ![]() Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Either way, it can make you feel like a literary genius when you spot that biblical allegory hidden away in a novel seemingly about harmless talking animals. Some of them are blatant retellings of the Bible (ahem, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, I’m looking at you), whereas others nod much more subtly to the book that influenced them. These eight novels give the Bible a whole modern update. But not all Bible-inspired novels contain bearded men in linen tunics in fact, some can look suspiciously like modern-day. Reimagining the Bible is a hugely popular literary genre, which can be particularly fascinating when authors tackle Bible stories from previously unheard perspectives. Hundreds of thousands have already thrilled to this extraordinary retelling of a life unmatched in human history. ![]() So, when it comes to writing a novel, is it any surprise that Bible stories find their way in? It’s no wonder that these stories have such a hold over us whether or not we were raised with religion after all, most of us have performed in an embarrassing Nativity play at some point in our school life. It has love, murder, fire, battles, whales it’s blood-thirstier than Game of Thrones and more romantic than The Notebook. Whatever you think regarding the actual truth of the Bible, you can’t deny it’s a pretty good story. Best Match, Newest arrival, Publication Date, Alphabetical, Random. ![]()
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