Looking for Jesus

Name: Looking for Jesus
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ISBN: 9780664258191

By: Virginia Stem Owens

Westminster John Knox Press / 1999 / Paperback

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This stunningly fresh and original volume explores the person and work of Jesus as seen through the eyes of a wide variety of people who encountered him face-to-face during his lifetime. These encounters are rich in the range of characters they present to us - we meet the ones he beguiled, avoided, encouraged, argued with, healed, consoled, and frightened. Owens finds that Jesus' interactions with other people reveal as much about him as his teachings. This remarkable book also explores how these encounters connect with our own hopes and longings about Jesus and what he will - or won't - do in our lives.

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Title: Looking for Jesus
By: Virginia Stem Owens
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 240
Vendor: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 1999

Dimensions: 8.25 X 5.50 (inches)
Weight: 13 ounces
ISBN: 0664258190
ISBN-13: 9780664258191
Stock No: WW258190

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This stunningly fresh and original volume explores the person and work of Jesus as seen through the eyes of a wide variety of people who encountered him face-to-face during his lifetime. Reflecting on thirty Gospel stories, Virginia Owens suggests how certain characters--such as Mary Magdalene, the Samaritan woman, Zacchaeus, and Nicodemus--dealt with Jesus. With her retelling of each scenario we see Jesus' character take shape as the biblical personalities come to life. Indeed, Owens finds that how Jesus acts, particularly in relation to other people, reveals as much about him as his teachings.