God, Devil and Mary Magdalene

The article explores Jose Saramago’s The Gospel According to Jesus Christ, portraying God as a ruthless, narcissistic autocrat while presenting the Devil and Mary Magdalene as more sympathetic figures. It identifies Magdalene as the novel's true heroine, arguing that her emphasis on human compassion and earthly love provides a superior moral framework to religious dogma. Ultimately, the author suggests that true divinity is found in human connection rather than in the malevolent power plays of a deity.