{"product_id":"mary-wept-over-the-feet-of-jesus-hardcover-1","title":"Mary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe iconoclastic and bestselling cartoonist of \u003cem\u003ePaying for It: A comic-strip memoir about being a john\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLouis Riel\u003c\/em\u003e returns with a polemical interpretation of the Bible that will be one of the most controversial and talked-about graphic novels of 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus\u003c\/em\u003e is the retelling in comics form of nine biblical stories that present Chester Brown's fascinating and startling thesis about biblical representations of prostitution. Brown weaves a connecting line between Bathsheba, Ruth, Rahab, Tamar, Mary of Bethany, and the Virgin Mother. He reassesses the Christian moral code by examining the cultural implications of the Bible's representations of sex work.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus\u003c\/em\u003e is a fitting follow-up to Brown's sui generis graphic memoir \u003cem\u003ePaying for It\u003c\/em\u003e, which was reviewed twice in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and hailed by sex workers for Brown's advocacy for the decriminalization and normalization of prostitution. Brown approaches the Bible as he did the life of \u003cem\u003eLouis Riel\u003c\/em\u003e, making these stories compellingly readable and utterly pertinent to a modern audience. In classic Chester Brown fashion, he provides extensive handwritten endnotes that delve into the biblical lore that informs \u003cem\u003eMary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lunar Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45605857001713,"sku":"DCDL000869","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/9865\/1469\/files\/DCDL000869.jpg?v=1782320473","url":"https:\/\/vaultofmidnight.shop\/products\/mary-wept-over-the-feet-of-jesus-hardcover-1","provider":"Vault of Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}