Books About Jesus (66 books)

Books About Jesus

More books have been written about Jesus than anyone else in history. What good books you have read about Jesus?

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1	Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ by John Piper 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 899 ratings score: 785, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Cross Of Christ by John R.W. Stott 4.34 of 5 stars 4.34 avg rating — 2,116 ratings score: 596, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	King's Cross: The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus by Timothy Keller 4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 1,361 ratings score: 593, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Passion of Jesus Christ by John Piper 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 2,103 ratings score: 575, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name by Sally Lloyd-Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.78 of 5 stars 4.78 avg rating — 1,246 ratings score: 495, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Challenge of Jesus: Rediscovering Who Jesus Was and Is by N.T. Wright 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 1,024 ratings score: 488, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Vintage Jesus: Timeless Answers to Timely Questions by Mark Driscoll 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 891 ratings score: 391, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	What Jesus Demands from the World by John Piper 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 365 ratings score: 382, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Death by Love: Letters from the Cross by Mark Driscoll 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 894 ratings score: 380, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	What Have They Done with Jesus?: Beyond Strange Theories and Bad History--Why We Can Trust the Bible by Ben Witherington III 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 53 ratings score: 346, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancey (Goodreads Author) 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 7,437 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Jesus and the Victory of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, #2) by N.T. Wright 4.46 of 5 stars 4.46 avg rating — 682 ratings score: 264, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Following Jesus: Biblical Reflections on Discipleship by N.T. Wright 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 345 ratings score: 262, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Lotus and the Cross: Jesus Talks with Buddha by Ravi Zacharias 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 474 ratings score: 262, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Why Jesus?: Rediscovering His Truth in an Age of Mass Marketed Spirituality by Ravi Zacharias 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 187 ratings score: 245, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith by Timothy Keller 4.39 of 5 stars 4.39 avg rating — 7,177 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus by Lee Strobel 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 25,949 ratings score: 191, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Jesus + Nothing = Everything by Tullian Tchividjian 4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 660 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Rise of Christianity: How the Obscure, Marginal Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force in the Western World in a Few Centuries by Rodney Stark 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 512 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Jesus and His Friends by D.A. Carson 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Christ-Centered Preaching: Redeeming the Expository Sermon by Bryan Chapell 4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 543 ratings score: 172, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Jesus Among Other Gods: The Absolute Claims of the Christian Message by Ravi Zacharias 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 2,409 ratings score: 172, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Jesus by Walter Wangerin Jr. 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 114 ratings score: 171, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Gospel According to Jesus: What Does Jesus Mean When He Says "Follow Me"? by John MacArthur 4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 573 ratings score: 166, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Scandalous: The Cross And Resurrection Of Jesus by D.A. Carson 4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 358 ratings score: 156, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Hard to Believe: The High Cost and Infinite Value of Following Jesus by John MacArthur 4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 347 ratings score: 152, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Christ and Culture Revisited by D.A. Carson 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 194 ratings score: 146, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Death of Death in the Death of Christ by John Owen 4.42 of 5 stars 4.42 avg rating — 395 ratings score: 144, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World by John Piper (Editor) 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 201 ratings score: 142, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Jesus You Can't Ignore: What You Must Learn from the Bold Confrontations of Christ by John MacArthur 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 230 ratings score: 139, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 69,415 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Christ Conundrum: The Skeptic's Guide to Jesus by Andrew Carruth 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Prophecy of the Heir by J.C. Lamont (Goodreads Author) 4.53 of 5 stars 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Five Books of Jesus by James Goldberg (Goodreads Author) 4.41 of 5 stars 4.41 avg rating — 34 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	hymnandme by Barbara Buck (Goodreads Author) 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Characters of Christmas: God at Work in Our Lives by Gregory A. Johnson (Goodreads Author) 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Honest To Jesus: Jesus For A New Millennium by Robert Walter Funk 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Reenacting the Way (of Jesus): How can you follow Jesus when you don't know what he was doing? by Paul T. Penley (Goodreads Author) 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Jesus Christ: Shooting Star by Darrin Mason (Goodreads Author) 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Kingdom According to Jesus by Gregory A. Johnson (Goodreads Author) 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 99, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Essential Jesus: Original Sayings and Earliest Images by Dominic Crossan 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 65 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time: The Historical Jesus and the Heart of Contemporary Faith by Marcus J. Borg 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 1,710 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Jesus: A Short Life by John Dickson 3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	More Than A Carpenter by Josh McDowell 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 8,545 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	A Spectator's Guide to Jesus: An Introduction to the Man from Nazareth by John Dickson 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Investigating Jesus: An Historian's Quest by John Dickson 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Message of Hebrews: Christ Above All by Raymond Edward Brown 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Jesus: A Biblical Defense Of His Deity by Josh McDowell 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Redemption: Freed by Jesus from the Idols We Worship and the Wounds We Carry by Mike Wilkerson 4.44 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 221 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert E. Coleman 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 1,243 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 9,204 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) by Dan Brown 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 990,568 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 5,607 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	In His Steps by Charles M. Sheldon 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 7,835 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Case for the Real Jesus: A Journalist Investigates Current Attacks on the Identity of Christ by Lee Strobel 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 790 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Jesus Manifesto by Leonard Sweet 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 271 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	They Like Jesus But Not the Church: Insights from Emerging Generations by Dan Kimball 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 407 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited by Scot McKnight 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 464 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Jesus Creed: Loving God, Loving Others by Scot McKnight 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 261 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Ben-Hur by Lew Wallace 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 11,469 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places: A Conversation in Spiritual Theology by Eugene H. Peterson 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 848 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Christ the Center by Dietrich Bonhoeffer 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 175 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Glory of Christ by John Owen 4.59 of 5 stars 4.59 avg rating — 120 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Tempted and Tried: Temptation and the Triumph of Christ by Russell D. Moore 4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 226 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	In Christ Alone: Living the Gospel Centered Life by Sinclair B. Ferguson 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 147 ratings score: 50, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Incomparable Christ by John R.W. Stott 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 67 ratings score: 49, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars