''The Gospel of Corax'' is a 1996 novel by

Paul Park Paul Claiborne Park (born October 1, 1954, in North Adams, Massachusetts) is an American science fiction author and fantasy author. He taught literature and writing in the Williams College English Department and the Graduate Program in Art Hist ...

about an escaped Roman slave (Corax) who travels from Caesarea to India with a burly Essene man named Jeshua. The novel is a suggestion of a

historical Jesus The term ''historical Jesus'' refers to the life and teachings of Jesus as interpreted through critical historical methods, in contrast to what are traditionally religious interpretations. It also considers the historical and cultural context ...

' whereabouts during his "disappearance" from the historical record between childhood and his thirties. This is based on the theory (first postulated by

Nicolas Notovitch Shulim or Nikolai Aleksandrovich Notovich (; August 13, 1858 – after 1934), known in the West as Nicolas Notovitch, was a Crimean Jewish adventurer who claimed to be a Russian aristocrat, spy and journalist. Notovitch is known for his 1894 boo ...

) that the historical Jesus travelled to India. According to a review in ''

In Newsweekly ''In Newsweekly'', known as ''IN Newsweekly'' or ''in newsweekly'' during some of its publication, was an LGBT newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. It began in 1991 as IN Boston and became IN Newsweekly in 1993 when it merged with other pu ...

'':

Corax is an ex-slave on the lamb in this interesting first-person narrative. He lives in Roman society at a time when professional skills – literacy, chemistry, medicine, surgery and astronomy – were sometimes the province of well-kept slaves rather than free citizens. These same skills serve Corax well in his trek across the ancient Middle East as he plays many roles to keep his freedom and his life. Whether he's acting as a thief and prostitute or a healer and diplomat, Corax's story is sprinkled with satisfying historical, practical, and metaphysical commentary."The Gospel of Corax by Paul Park", book review by John Stephen Dwyer, ''In Newsweekly'', April 28, 1996

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* http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/p/paul-park/gospel-of-corax.htm 1996 American novels Novels by Paul Park Novelistic portrayals of Jesus Soho Press books {{1990s-novel-stub

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