However, food and water are only a mere fragment of earthly temptations. The main premise of N.Kazantzakis is that Jesus had been tempted by all human temptations and had conqured them all he was tempted by the devil to eat and drink while fasting but stood strong. It was written with the deepest love and utmost respect for Jesus Christ and as the author himself has said, he was weeping so profusely while writing it, that his tears drenched the page so that he would have to stop and wait for the paper to dry in order to continue. Even though " The Last Temptation of Christ" has been regarded as heretical and blasphemous, and it had even been included in the Vatican's Index of forbidden books, it carries a profound message that will touch all open-minded people. The ingenious work of Greek author Nikos Kazantzakis who also wrote " Zorba the Greek".
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