live from golgotha the gospel according to gore vidal

Meanwhile, thanks to a breakthrough in computer software, an NBC crew is racing into the past to capture-live from the suburb of Golgotha-the Crucifixion, for a TV special guaranteed to boost the network's ratings in the fall sweeps. 96, and Timothy is under terrific pressure to record his version of the Sacred Story, since, far in the future, a cyberpunk (the Hacker) has been systematically destroying the tapes that describe the Good News, and Timothy's Gospel is the only one immune to the Hacker's deadly virus. Timothy) is in his study in Thessalonika, where he is bishop of Macedonia.

Time travel, homosexuality, corporate politics, espionage, and Barum & Bailey-style showmanship/grifting represent the story of the birth of Christianity- quo melior?

along the way, out protagonist Timothy meets some colorful people -Shirley McLain, Oral Roberts, and Mary Baker Eddy to name just a few- and the ending is a surprisingly satisfying twist that even Judas wouldn’t see coming. Chet from GE wants him to anchor a “live” broadcast from Golgotha on the day of Jesus’s crucifixion but other people have different ideas about that. Timothy begins seeing and receiving visitors (he calls them “kibitzers”) and visions from the future via a Sony television set and at certain times and locations. We can never be sure because of the presence of one or more hackers who may or may not be erasing and changing the course of history by altering history “tapes.” St. Or did he tell the Real Story? quo vademus? Paul on its head and into a funky dark satire reminiscent of Christopher Moore’s Lamb.

Vidal uses his usual wit and unblinking irreverence to turn the story of St. … ( more)Ī great read for the Christmas season. But is Timothy's text really Hacker-proof? And how will he deal with the truth about Jesus' eating disorder? Above all, will he get the anchor slot for the Big Show at Golgotha without representation by a major agency, like CAA 1,896 years in the future? Tune in. As a stream of visitors from twentieth-century America channel in to the first-century Holy Land-Mary Baker Eddy, Shirley MacLaine, Oral Roberts and family-Timothy struggles to complete his story.

Live from golgotha the gospel according to gore vidal