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Who Do Your Books Say That I Am?

New volumes tell much about our Lord--and our cultural moment.

Eric Miller | posted 6/25/2007 08:57AM

There were 17,249 books about Jesus in the Library of Congress as of 2004, and their number, as this essay attests, continues to climb. Who do people say the Son of Man is?

It may well be that these thousands ...

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Edgar

Posted: June 29, 2007 3:22 PM


How can we get society to accept Jesus for who he is? God Maybe I'm answering my own question by saying that the only way to Jesus is by faith. If we don't have faith we have nothing, including Jesus God

Della

Posted: June 27, 2007 9:52 AM


I was glad that in this article, you still believed in the Jesus of the Bible regardless of the many that try to discredit Him.

Clyde G. Kratz

Posted: June 27, 2007 9:05 AM

Having recently purchased and read Pope Benedict XVI's book titled Jesus of Nazareth, I was disappointed that it was not included in this article. As an Anabapist Mennonite, I hoped CT can provide broader inclusion of the Christian family's witness to the person and work of Jesus that is present in the literature. It seems to me to exclude Pope Benedict's work is a glaring omission by the writer of the article.

Ephrem Hagos

Posted: June 27, 2007 3:18 AM

There is no doubt that the widespread misunderstanding about the Gospel accounts of Jesus Christ can be eliminated by determining: a) The cause of Jesus' hasty death or how He died (Matt. 27:50; Mark 15:37; Luke 23:46; John 19:30) and b) The effect thereof (Matt. 27: 51-56; Mark 15: 38-41; Luke 23: 47-49; John 19: 34-37 in light of John 14; 16: 1-15). Having a clear knowledge of the cause and effect of Jesus' death will assuredly go a long way (at least 2 millennia) in helping us define our own answer to the question of "Who we say the Son of Man is?"

Irenaeus

Posted: June 25, 2007 10:57 PM


Where, indeed, is the Pope's book?

Cindy

Posted: June 25, 2007 2:56 PM


Yeah, how did you do an entire article on "new" books on Jesus without once mentioning Pope Benedict's book on Jesus of Nazareth? I realize the Pope is a (shudder) Catholic, but still, HE managed to incorporate insights from (shudder) Protestants, which is more than you bothered to do.

Kim	Posted: June 25, 2007 1:07 PM


I call the Jesus that society likes "generic Jesus." I call Him this because people don't want to believe what inconveniences them. Beliving all that Jesus is can be a huge inconvenience if one wishes to remain engaged in lifestyles/behavior that is contrary to the Word. Thank God there are voices contradicting that "generic Jesus" and pointing the way to Jesus Christ.

Patrick

Posted: June 25, 2007 12:55 PM


I'm surpirsed the article ignores Pope Benedict XVI's recent book on Jesus Christ. It is certainly noteworthy.

JOhn	Posted: June 25, 2007 12:40 PM


I would like to see a review of the Pope's book - Jesus of Nazareth - I've really enjoyed and benefited from the amount that I've read so far. For all readers, its not something to fear, but to be encouraged by. Lets embrace our brothers and sisters in Christ to see His will done on earth as it is done in heaven.

Mike	Posted: June 25, 2007 12:25 PM


This is an excellent article. Lyrical writing, with each point well taken. I agree with 95% of it, so that helps, but I'd regard it as a stellar piece of writing even if I agreed with less of it. And I say this as a Christian with moderate theology and as a professional writer for my entire 19-year career. Thanks!

Careful Reader

Posted: June 25, 2007 11:44 AM


How did you miss this best-seller (indeed, at Amazon, better selling than any of the books reviewed): Jozef Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI), _Jesus of Nazareth_ (New York; Doubleday, 2007). Or do you plan an entire article on it? It would nicely balance the set of light-weights reviewed here.

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