Contents: Meeting Jesus again -- What manner of man? The pre-EasterJesus -- Jesus, compassion, and politics -- Jesus and wisdom: teacher of alternate wisdom -- Jesus, the wisdom of God: Sophia become flesh -- Images of Jesus and images of the Christian life. Abstract: Of the many recent books on the historical Jesus, none has explored what the latest biblical scholarship means for person…
Contents: Introduction -- Discovering the documents -- The fallibility of the gospels -- Did Jesus even exist? -- Jesus, the Jew -- Flouter of convention -- Man of miracles -- Why was he killed? -- The empty tomb mystery -- How he became God -- The real Jesus.
Contents: Introduction: from Christianity to Jesus -- PART I: THE SETTING -- Jesus the Jew -- Jesus and Galilee -- Jesus and charismatic Judaism -- PART II: THE TITLES OF JESUS -- Jesus the prophet -- Jesus the lord -- Jesus the Messiah -- Jesus the son of man -- Jesus the son of God. Other Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-266) and indexes.
Contents: pt. 1: Who He was. The Jesus I thought I knew -- Birth : the visited planet -- Background : Jewish roots and soil -- Temptation : showdown in the desert -- Profile : what would I have noticed? -- pt. 2: Why He came. Beatitudes : lucky are the unlucky -- Message : a sermon of offense -- Mission : a revolution of grace -- Miracles : snapshots of the supernatural -- Death : the final w…
Other Notes Includes index. "Formerly published as: Son of Man and suffering servant." Bibliographical footnotes.
Abstract In this classic exploration of the Scriptures, Andrew Murray leads the reader to a complete understanding of the significance and reality of the power of the shed blood of Christ. Astounding results can take place in your life once you have learned about the power of the blood of Jesus and how to use it in coping with life's difficult situations. This mighty weapon of spiritual warfare…
Abstract The book consists primarily of interviews between Strobel (a former legal editor at the Chicago Tribune) and biblical scholars such as Bruce Metzger. Each interview is based on a simple question, concerning historical evidence (for example, "Can the Biographies of Jesus Be Trusted?"), scientific evidence, ("Does Archaeology Confirm or Contradict Jesus' Biographies?"), and "psychiatric …
Contents: Introduction : Reopening the investigation of a lifetime -- pt. 1. Examining the record -- 1. The eyewitness evidence : Can the biographies of Jesus be trusted? / with Dr. Craig Blomberg -- 2. Testing the eyewitness evidence : Do the biographies of Jesus stand up to scrutiny? / with Dr. Craig Blomberg -- 3. The documentary evidence : Were Jesus' biographies reliably preserved for us? …
Contents: Why this book has been written. The story of a crippled man ; The situation in outline ; A challenge ; A note on exegesis and theology -- Questions of method, hermeneutics and criteria. Jesus of Nazareth, norm and criterion of any interpretation of Jesus ; Criteria for a critical identification of the historical Jesus ; Justification for the structure of this book, as according with t…
Other Notes: Translation of Gerechtigheid en liefde. Continues the author's Jesus. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: The authority of new experiences and the authority of the New Testament. The authority of new experiences -- The authority of the canonical New Testament -- Do we begin with the New Testament or with present-day experience? A false alternative -- New Testament theology of the experience of grace : justification for the method used. Ḥānan and ḥēn; ḥesed and ʼʻmet : the conc…
Contents: Jesus and the kingdom of God -- The passion of Christ and the pain of God -- The anxiety of Christ -- The tortured Christ -- The resurrection of Christ -- hope for the world -- The cosmic Christ -- Jesus between Jews and Christians -- "Behold I make all things new": the great invitiation. Other Notes Includes bibliographical references (pages 148-150) and index.
Other Notes Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-244). Includes indexes.
Contents: Part One: Today's gospel: Good news or bad? -- A look at the issues -- Part Two: Jesus heralds His gospel -- He calls for a new birth -- He demands true worship -- He receives sinners but refuses the righteous -- He opens blind eyes -- He challenges an eager seeker -- He seeks and saves the lost -- He condemns a hardened heart -- He offers a yoke of rest -- Part Three: Jesus illustrat…
Contents Introduction : clearing the ground : two images of Jesus -- pt. I. Jesus and the Spirit. The context : the Spirit-filled heart of Judaism ; The Spirit-filled experience of Jesus ; The power of the Spirit : the mighty deeds of Jesus -- pt. II. Jesus and culture. The social world of Jesus ; Jesus as sage : challenge to conventional wisdom ; Jesus as revitalization movement founder ; Jesu…