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BOOKS: Modern Wise Men Encounter Jesus. Part 2

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The "quest for the historical Jesus" only seems to be a treadmill. Individuals and communities of faith who deliberately ignore or deride it can hurt themselves by doing so and certainly curtail their witness. For the Jesus of today's unchurched - and, unfortunately, many "churched" too - often bears resemblance to a "historical" Jesus picked up from the popular press or a college religious-studies class. Effective communication requires knowing the audience as well as the message. Gospel strength emerges from understanding of error as well as truth; error, repented and corrected, may be the most potent truth of all.

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December 12 1994, Vol. 38, No. 14

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