Gene Wolfe - two carpenters

Bran MacEachaidh · 30 Apr 2007, 04:48 · from rec.arts.books.2007.mbox

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From: Bran MacEachaidh <bran at tpg.com.au>
Subject: Re: Gene Wolfe - two carpenters
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:48:23 +1000
Message-ID: <4635750c at dnews.tpgi.com.au>
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air an latha 26/04/2007 10:41 PM, sgrï¿½obh jcon:
> 
> There's another book that has
> a scene where Jesus is working in his shop on something
> for "an important client". At the end of the scene
> a couple of Roman soldiers how up and pick up
> (of course) their brand new cross.  It says
> something like "They paid well and he
> needed the work".
> 
> Can't remember another thing about the book,
> except that I read it a long time ago.  Any
> ideas?  The twist has probably been
> used more than once.
> 
> -jc
> 
Well, if you believe Mel Gibson, Jesus invented dining-room furniture ...

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