In many ways a mythology of sorts has developed around Christianity and even Jesus Christ himself, Stories and This book gives you a whole new vision of Jesus, He becomes so real and relatable, How does the Jesus of the New Testament compare to the Jesus we think we know so well Bestselling author Philip Yancey conducts an enlightening biblical and historical investigation.
This honest book will help you discover a different Jesus from the flannelgraph Sunday school figure, the sweetly smiling Victorian Savior, and all the cultural clichs that have tamed Jesus and kept him in comfortable religious boxes.
Philip Yancey cuts through existing views and preconceptions of Jesus citing opinions from church history, modern history, and popular culture discussing how different people and cultures view Jesus dissecting popular quotes about Jesus and much and he offers a accurate perspective by pointing us back to the Bible.
From the manger in Bethlehem to the cross in Jerusalem, Yancey presents a complex character who generates questions as well as answers, a disturbing and exhilarating Jesus who wants to radically transform your life and stretch your faith.
The Jesus I Never Knew engages your heart, your mind, your emotions, and your senses, preparing you for a new, life changing encounter with the real Jesus described in the Gospels.
Also available: The Jesus I Never Knew video curriculum, participant's guide, and study guide, For seven weeks, taking two chapters each week, nineteen women met for two hours once a week to discuss this book, We can highly recommend the group study concept, These comments were turned in during the last session to be sent to,. The JESUS I NEVER KNEW If youve ever wondered why you believe but cant put it into words, read this book, If you struggle to understand Jesus, read this book, If youre secure in your faith, read this book! "Jesus was indicating that the kingdom of God comes with a resistible power, It is humble and unobtrusive and coexistent with evil, " Jesus can become over familiar in so many ways, We associate him with the stories told to us as children, We become fixated on the I have rethought my thoughts of Jesus many times in my life but never really expressed them to others, This book allowed me the privilege of knowing that others do the same! How liberating that has been for me! I would recommend this book to anyone who So far, with the exception of a Children's Bible and the Bible itself, this is the only theological book I've ever read.
I had the idea that rather than read various books ABOUT the Bible, why not just read the accepted Baptist canon over and over I fancied my method as I loved every part of this book.
Indeed it lives by its title, I learned about a Jesus I never knew, Above all, Scripture came alive, I now know nothing can separate God and human beings, He loves us deeply! Thanks for explaining things so simply Philip,
I started my career working as an Editor and then Publisher
for Campus Life magazine, During those ten years I learned journalistic skills theres no tougher audience than teenagers, but every year it seemed I wrote fewer and fewer words.
Inmy wife and I moved to downtown Chicago where I began a career as a freelance writer, She has worked as a social worker and hospice chaplain which gives me plenty of material to write about! We lived there until, when we moved to the foothills of Colorado.
Ive written overbooks, most of them still in print, thankfully, Three of them I coauthored with Dr, Paul Brand, who influenced me than any single person, A recent book, Fearfully and Wonderfully: The Marvel of Bearing Gods Image is a revised compilation of that content, My other favorites include Soul Survivor and Reaching for the Invisible God because both of them forced me to dig deep and get personal,
I have two new books for release in, “A Companion in Crisis” offers a paraphrase of John Donnes Devotions with commentary and application to our current suffering, My long awaited memoir, “Where the Light Fell” will give readers a backstory of sorts, revealing the secrets of my turbulent childhood and teen years, and its impact on my written work.
Im a pilgrim, still in recovery from a bad church upbringing, searching for the possibility of a faith rooted in grace instead of fear.
I feel overwhelming gratitude that I can make a living writing about the questions that interest me,
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