Jesus of Nazareth
“This book is… my personal search ‘for the face of the Lord.’” —Benedict XVI
In this bold, momentous work, the pope—in his first book written as Benedict XVI—seeks to salvage the person of Jesus from recent “popular” depictions and to restore Jesus’ true identity as discovered in the Gospels. Through his brilliance as a theologian and his personal conviction as a believer, the pope shares a rich, compelling, flesh-and-blood portrait of Jesus and incites us to encounter, face-to-face, the central figure of the Christian faith.
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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131 Reviews
| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 18, 2007 Type: User Review |
Not a good believer, but . . .
I've been a doubter most of my life. Benedict came close to entrapping me. The only thing that saved me was I knew I was dealing with the world's macro-genius of theology. Yet, although I did not come away as a believer, I did come away with a...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 16, 2007 Type: User Review |
JESUS OF NAZARETH by Pope Benedict XVI
Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) and I did not get off on the right foot. He was in my doghouse immediately with his "Rock music is so completely antithetical to the Christian concept of redemption and freedom, indeed its exact opposite. Hence...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 14, 2007 Type: User Review |
Jesus of Nazareth
I bought this book for my mom. She thought it was a little deep. She thought it was a tough read. I have not yet read it myself.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 12, 2007 Type: User Review |
Jesus of Nazareth
Very profound faith deepening book from Pope Benedict XVI. I recommend this book to all Christians who are searching for a rational foundation for Faith.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 10, 2007 Type: User Review |
A simple review
I promise I won't add another winded diatribe on this book, just a simple review.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 03, 2007 Type: User Review |
For whom was it written?
It clearly is not for anyone who is unwilling to wade through the thickets of incomprehensible text which was anything but inspiring. I'm what my church used to call a "practicing Catholic" who hoped to be spiritually elevated by the pope's...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 01, 2007 Type: User Review |
Must Read Masterpiece
I don't care if you are Roman Catholic, Orthodox or Protestant this is a must read for anybody that is exploring the Jesus of history as well as the Jesus of Faith (the Real Jesus). Admittedly, I rarely reread many books nowadays, but I have read...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Oct 30, 2007 Type: User Review |
Very Readable
This is a very interesting and readable book and should serve as a good resource for anyone interested in the historical and Biblical Jesus. I read this after just beginning RCIA and found it to be a nice introduction to other things I was...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Oct 24, 2007 Type: User Review |
What a wonderful holy father we have to instruct us!
Jesus of Nazareth focuses on the public ministry period of the life of Christ. The holy father does a beautiful job of interpreting the key events in the life of Christ in light of the whole of scripture. He also shows how each story or event is...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Oct 22, 2007 Type: User Review |
Real Jesus
If you are interested in discovering the real Jesus then this book is a must read.
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