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| Original Title: | Jesus von Nazareth. Erster Teil. Von der Taufe im Jordan bis zur Verklärung |
| ISBN: | 0385523416 (ISBN13: 9780385523417) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Jesus of Nazareth #1 |
Benedict XVI
Hardcover | Pages: 400 pages Rating: 4.38 | 4923 Users | 343 Reviews
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| Title | : | Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration (Jesus of Nazareth #1) |
| Author | : | Benedict XVI |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 400 pages |
| Published | : | May 15th 2007 by Image (first published 2007) |
| Categories | : | Religion. Theology. Christianity. Catholic. Nonfiction. Christian. Spirituality |
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Pope Benedict XVI's iconic life of Jesus, a rich, compelling, flesh-and-blood portrait of the central figure of the Christian faith."This book is . . . my personal search 'for the face of the Lord.'"--Benedict XVI
In this bold, momentous work, the Pope seeks to salvage the person of Jesus from today's "popular" depictions and to restore his true identity as discovered in the Gospels. Through his brilliance as a theologian and his personal conviction as a believer, the Pope incites us to encounter Jesus face to face.
From Jesus of Nazareth ". . . the great question that will be with us throughout this entire book: But what has Jesus really brought, then, if he has not brought world peace, universal prosperity, and a better world? What has he brought? The answer is very simple: God. He has brought God! He has brought the God who once gradually unveiled his countenance first to Abraham, then to Moses and the prophets, and then in the wisdom literature-the God who showed his face only in Israel, even though he was also honored among the pagans in various shadowy guises. It is this God, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, the true God, whom he has brought to the peoples of the earth. He has brought God, and now we know his face, now we can call upon him. Now we know the path that we human beings have to take in this world. Jesus has brought God and with God the truth about where we are going and where we come from: faith, hope, and love."
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This is by far one of the best books i've ever read from possibly the greatest theologian of all time next to Thomas Aquinas. This book explains the life and teachings of our Lord Jesus Christ in ways that only a true Catholic theologian can and should. This books goes very deep in it's meanings and explanations. Stays true to the customs and meanings of the times that the Bible was written and conveys them to present times. This is truly a treasure for all who read and i personally recommendYou may hear about Jesus every Sunday and think you already know all there is to know about Him. But when you love someone, you can never spend too much time getting to know him better.Benedict discusses familiar Gospel stories in a new light, and makes them relevant to modern theological discussions that are going on both within Christianity and with other world religions. It is deep material, so it takes a while to read, but it is worth it.
Short Review: This is the first of a trilogy of book on Jesus that Benedict XVI published after he became pope. This is a theological (not historical) exploration of Jesus. It is a highly readable book; surprisingly so considering it is a translation from German and from a renown scholar. It is clear from the book that Benedict is a real scholar. But he is not writing a scholarly book, but a theological book. There is not a lot that is really new here. But there are some sections of brilliance.
I stumbled across Joseph Ratzingers first volume of Jesus of Nazareth in a local public library a couple of years ago, and thumbed through it, at first, in idle curiosity. Hmm, I wonder what the Pope has to say about Jesus?I read a few paragraphs. Hey, this is good. This is really goodWhat struck me immediately was the books tone. This didnt read like some ponderous declaration of ancient dogma from the Papal Throne. It was like reading something my late father-in-law might have written, gentle
This Pope seriously knows his Bible.That may be a 'no-duh' statement for many people, but I have been raised with a stereotype that has haunted my adult life. Fortunately, this book has shattered that illusion. Jesus of Nazareth is nothing short of amazing. Sure, I don't agree with all of Pope Benedict's conclusions or his exegesis, but no one can deny the breadth of his scholarship or the level of his devotion. Pope Benedict gives an overview of the majority of the life of Jesus (Part 2 deals
The first book of the trilogy written by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI made a speculative study on the life of Jesus Christ. This book is an answer to the skepticism of the recent scholars who deviated from the real person of Jesus. In the recent decades the scholarship of the study of Jesus Christ had gone away from the real meaning of Jesus. All those books came after 1950s had separated the historical Jesus from the Christ of faith. At this juncture the book Jesus of Nazareth by Benedict XVI
I'd be lying if I said that this book didn't bring me closer to the Christian faith, but at the end it got pretty boring.
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