This is a readable introduction to "the historical Jesus"; his life, his world, his sayings and doings, accounts of his death and resurrection, and his follower's efforts to understand him. It brings together two of the most fruitful models for understanding Jesus and his mission: the "moral sage" and Jesus the "eschatalogical prophet." Readers familiar with Jesus may well find him becoming a stranger to them through the pages, and to those to whom Jesus is a stranger may discover a growing familiarity with him.
Michael J. McClymond has written Encounters with God:An Approach to the Theology of Johnathan Edwards and coeditor of The Rivers of Paradise: Moses, Buddha,Confucius, Jesus, and Muhammad as Religious Founders.
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Reviewed by david (olathe ks), August 16, 2007
superb! a well rounded, sharp, clear and wonderfully well informed study on Jesus of Nazareth from a historical, literary, and theological perspective. a must for anyone interested in knowing about the historical and redeeming Jesus.
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Reviewed by david (olathe ks), August 15, 2007
A superb, level headed, sane, intelligent, well researched study on Jesus of Nazareth. Covers issues of historicity, written sources, literary nature of the gospel writings, the person of Jesus: his teachings, deeds and meaning, and more. one could do no better than to read this sharp study in order to be accurately educated on the study of the Jesus of the New Testament.
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