What if the greatest man who ever lived, lived forever? What if Jesus rose from the dead but decided to remain on earth rather than ascend to heaven? This is the story of the second life of Jesus, married to the woman he loves, father of the children he always wanted, a man who uses his fame and immortality to become The King of the Jews.
“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 ...
Building on the work of biblical scholars—Rudolph Bultmann, Raymond Brown, Jane Schaberg, and Robert Funk, among others—filmmaker Paul Verhoeven disrobes the mythical Jesus to reveal a man who has much in common with other great ...
The surviving text reads as follows: At this time there lived one Jesus, a wise man, if indeed one should call him a man. For he performed surprising deeds, and he was a teacher of men who gladly accept the truth.
Others, like the contributors to this volume, have begun moving the discussion into fresh areas of creative, responsible inquiry.
Part of Fortress Press's classic text series. "This volume has justifiably held a leading position among scholarly presentations of Jesus' life and teachings".--Amos N. Wilder.
Paula Fredriksen, renowned historian and author of From Christ to Jesus, begins this inquiry into the historic Jesus with a fact that may be the only undisputed thing we know about him: his crucifixion.
Jesus of Nazareth
Analyzes the Gospel accounts of Jesus's infancy and childhood, detailing how the stories of his youth are as relevant today as they were then they were documented.
In his first book written as pope, offers a portrait of Jesus based on the Gospels and encourages Christians to better understand the central figure of their faith.
Zealot yields a fresh perspective on one of the greatest stories ever told even as it affirms the radical and transformative nature of Jesus’ life and mission. Praise for Zealot “Riveting . . .