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false <![CDATA[Jesus of Nazareth]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171017890m/82405.jpg 82405 16 “This book is… my personal search ‘for the face of the Lord.’” —Benedict XVIIn 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.” 718484 15 5 2007 Jesus of Nazareth total:277|5:126|4:92|3:45|2:12|1:2| 277 1159 532 80 3 2 false false Fri Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 08:36:53 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 17 21:04:26 -0700 2008
The book is however quite dry and is of no use ...more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Sep 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 12:02:19 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 29 15:58:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 true false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 18 21:02:53 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 21:27:32 -0700 2008
Benedict discusses familiar Gospel stories in a new light, and makes them relevant to modern theologic...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 11:20:03 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 26 20:30:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 20:38:08 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 21:00:33 -0700 2009
I like what you've got to say. I like the structure of your book - roughly chronological to the events of the adult Jesus' life. I like that you talked about connections both to Pre-Christian earth religions and Judaism in ways I hadn't thought of, and about how cool it ...more...]]> 0 1 false false Thu May 15 13:43:13 -0700 2008 Thu May 15 13:48:17 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 22:40:04 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 23:02:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Jan 20 08:30:48 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 06 06:21:15 -0800 2008 Tue Jun 03 13:49:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 15 16:48:14 -0800 2007 Thu Jun 26 07:31:57 -0700 2008
Benedict XVI makes a strong case that history and logic suggest w...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Dec 04 15:05:42 -0800 2007 Sat Mar 22 08:44:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 30 04:22:51 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 04:37:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 29 21:52:32 -0800 2007 Sat Jan 19 16:58:42 -0800 2008
They didn't make him Pope for nothing!

This book reads like a collection of sermons and expositions about what Jesus is all about. Lots of insights about the Kingdom of God, Jesus' fulfillment of the law and Old Testament prophe...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 23 13:55:31 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 13:57:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Jan 07 04:30:06 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 20:05:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Oct 29 09:52:28 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 09:55:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 19 04:44:13 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 04:44:25 -0700 2009
Will definitely need a re-read. There is too much to commend this book to state it a...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 11:10:01 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 11:12:25 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Feb 21 18:19:19 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 18:35:26 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Tue Apr 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 19:15:01 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 19:19:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 16:43:41 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 19:35:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=82405