Mary Wept at the Feet of Jesus is written by renowned cartoonist Chester Brown. Some will recognize his name as the author of the awesome comic Louis Riel. It turns out that Brown is somewhat of a theologian (if that's the word he would use I don't know). His research (as always) is brilliantly laid out at the back of the book, My favourite stories/interpretations here include "Cain and Abel", "Bathsheba", "The Talents", and "Job". For a non-religious person, I am still impressed by the simple lessons the Bible can teach us. And I like the spin on these stories that Brown presents. Also, naked Satan in Heaven reminds me of the crude drawings on Iron Maiden's Number of the Beast album.
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