A Doubter's Guide to Jesus: An Introduction to the Man from Nazareth for Believe

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A Doubter's Guide to Jesus is an introduction to the major portraits of Jesus found in the earliest historical sources.

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Who was JesusHistorical sources portray a person who was complex, multi-layered, and often contradictory to the tidy portrait that much of modern Christianity paints him as. Even the gospel accounts render him as both judge and healer, teacher and temple, servant and savior.A Doubter's Guide to Jesus is a persuasive and often challenging investigation into the historical figure found in the earliest sources. These sources, which include references both direct and indirect—from Roman, Jewish, and Christian accounts—offer us more than simple evidence that Jesus existed; they begin to form a picture that is both deeply credible and profoundly counterintuitive.Each chapter explores the evidence for a different aspect of the most influential figure in human history, exploring:His words and their impact.The scandal of his social life.His preference for the poor and lowly.The meaning of his death and influence of his promises.The goal is not to turn Jesus into something neater, more systematic and digestible; but to see him more clearly as someone who stretches our imaginations, confronts our beliefs, and challenges our lifestyles.After two millennia of spiritual devotion and more than two centuries of modern critical research, we still cannot fit Jesus into a box—and this is as challenging as it is deeply compelling.

Author Biography

John Dickson (PhD, Ancient History) is the author of more than a dozen books, Rector of St Andrew's Roseville, and a busy public speaker. He has hosted three TV documentaries and is a regular media commentator. In 2007 he founded the Centre for Public Christianity. He has held lecturing and research positions at both Macquarie University (Sydney) and the University of Sydney, where he teaches a course on the historical Jesus. A visiting academic in the department of Classics at Oxford University for 2017-18, he lives in Sydney with his wife and three children.

Table of Contents

A Very Short Introduction1Imaginings: Making Jesus in our image2Sources: How we know what we know3Teacher: His words and their impact4Healer: The deeds that baffle5Israel: A nation on his shoulders6Christ: More than a surname7Judge: His pledge to bring justice8Friend: The scandal of his social life9Temple: The relocation of God's presence10Saviour: The meaning of his death11Adam: The promise of his resurrection12Caesar: His subversion of an empire13God: His oneness with the Almighty14Servant: His preference for the lowlyEpilogue: Portrait of a follower of Jesus

Review

Contemporary views of the person and mission of Jesus Christ are as varied as the kinds of faith that attach themselves to Christianity. From the somber Calvinists to the exuberant Word-Faith movement, practitioners of the Christian religious enterprise continue to find new and innovative ways of discovering the 'Man from Nazareth.' In this exuberantly joyful meditation, Dickson, honorary associate in the department of ancient history, Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, gathers the many facets of Jesus' life and explores each as one would study the facets of a valuable diamond. How can one man be both friend and judge, both God and servant? The author draws on ancient histories and Judeo-Christian religious studies to present a compelling and readable account of the complex figure that millions call Savior and Lord. There is no agenda except to place Jesus Christ before readers in ways that inform and refresh, inspire and encourage. This is a wonderful book and is highly recommended for readers, indeed seekers, at all levels. * Publisher's Weekly *John Dickson's A Doubter's Guide to Jesus is a unique resource. In a secular, ideology-driven age, it promises remarkably balanced, even-handed, fair-minded presentations of Christian beliefs about Jesus Christ--all deeply informed by the primary sources. I can't recommend this book enough. * Timothy J. Keller *

Long Description

A Doubter's Guide to Jesus is an introduction to the major portraits of Jesus found in the earliest historical sources. Portraits because our best information points not to a tidy, monolithic Jesus, but to a complex, multi-layered and, at times, contradictory figure. While some might be troubled by this, fearing that plurality equals incomprehensibility or unreliability, others take it as an invitation to do some rearranging for themselves, trying to make Jesus neater, more systematic and digestible. After two millennia of spiritual devotion and more than two centuries of modern critical research, we still cannot fit Jesus into a box. He is destined to stretch our imaginations, confront our beliefs, and challenge our lifestyles for many years to come. In A Doubter's Guide to Jesus readers will find themselves both disturbed and intrigued by the images of Jesus found in the first sources.

Review Quote

John Dickson's A Doubter's Guide to Jesus is a unique resource. In a secular, ideology-driven age, it promises remarkably balanced, even-handed, fair-minded presentations of Christian beliefs about Jesus Christ--all deeply informed by the primary sources. I can't recommend this book enough.

Details ISBN0310328616 Year 2018 ISBN-10 0310328616 ISBN-13 9780310328612 Format Paperback Subtitle An Introduction to the Man from Nazareth for Believers and Skeptics Place of Publication Grand Rapids Country of Publication United States Author John Dickson Publisher Zondervan Media Book Pages 256 DEWEY 232.908 Language English US Release Date 2018-03-08 Publication Date 2018-03-08 UK Release Date 2018-03-08 Imprint Zondervan Academic Alternative 9780310571988 Audience General AU Release Date 2018-02-15 NZ Release Date 2018-02-15 We've got this

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