Jesus, His Life and Teachings: As Recorded by His Friends, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John

by Joseph F. Girzone (Editor)

Joseph Girzone, the author who so powerfully captured the spirit of Jesus in his Joshua novels and in his bestselling A Portrait of Jesus, now brings his work to culmination with a beautiful retelling of the life and work of Jesus based on the accounts in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

Girzone captures the greatest story ever told in language that will open the hearts of readers from all backgrounds. From the birth of the Messiah to the wedding at Cana, the Sermon on the Mount, the Passion, and the triumphant Resurrection, each episode and lesson from the life of Jesus is rendered with wisdom and freshness.


Elegantly designed, this trade paperback original will find an enthusiastic audience with the millions of Girzone readers. -->

Genres: Christian, Religion, Biography, Audiobook, Nonfiction, Spirituality, Faith

194 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

FROM PUBLISHER:
JOSEPH F. GIRZONE retired from the active priesthood in 1981 due to health reasons, and embarked on a second career as a writer and speaker.

In 1995 he established the Joshua Foundation, an organization dedicated to making Jesus better known throughout the world.

His bestselling books include Joshua, A Portrait of Jesus, and Never Alone. He lives in Altamont, New York.

Reviews

[Eric · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautifully written book which accumulates all the Gospels into one whole story. A great summary of the life of Jesus. Written in simple language, this book helps spread the knowledge of Christ to all.

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

Audiobook: just straight up read me the teachings and parables and tales of Jesus time on earth. Ahhhh... No commentary. No opinion. No chapter and verse. Just what I needed before trying to sleep many nights of a pandemic. 💛

[Mr. Steve · Rating 4 out of 5]

Basically took the four gospels and put them into a chronological narrative. Very enjoyable.

[Diana-Michaela Shaffner · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is not what one might expect an analysis of Jesus' teachings. Rather it is "only" all the gospel accounts of Jesus taken and strung together into one chronological story. It does make for an enjoyable read about all that Jesus did without the disjointed feeling typically encountered when reading the gospels one by one.

[Terry · Rating 5 out of 5]

A retelling of the life and times of Jesus based on the four gospels.

Faithful to the Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John and told in a more modern dialect. At times there seemed to be repetition but that is obviously because the four gospels tell many of the same stories.

Worth the read.

[Michael McGrath · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve enjoyed Girzone’s The Shepherd, and after a Lenten read by Pope Francis, decided to read this harmony of the gospels edited by Girzone who gives us the accounts from the 4 gospel into one coherent narrative. Could not have made a better choice.

[Steve Bender · Rating 4 out of 5]

Puts all the Gospel accounts together.

[Carla "Kar" Schmidt Holloway · Rating 1 out of 5]

It's literally the four gospels blended into a single (FALSE) narrative. Misleading, snubbing the nuance inherent in the differences of the four separate documents. Not worth your time. Read the four canonical gospels and pay attention to the differences and similarities.

[Rich Thornton · Rating 5 out of 5]

The author does a very good job of pulling from the four Gospels a compelling story of the life of Jesus. The narrator is good also.

[Cat. · Rating 1 out of 5]

I think I made it all the way to track number 7 on the first disc before giving up. This is just way too basic and literal for me.

Having said that, this would be a very good introduction to the story of Jesus that is built out of all the gospel accounts mooshed together without much regard for smoothing or taking the minor inconsistencies out (like, Andrew brings Peter to Jesus...but no: a few chapters later, Jesus calls both of them as if he's never met either of them...annoying and unremarked-upon).

I also didn't like the reader's voice: mushy-mouthed and far too actory for me. Probably better to a) read the book, or b) read The Book.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought this was going to be a book explaining the life and teachings of Jesus, but really, it was more like a condensed version of all the stories about Jesus in the Bible. Even though I've read or heard them all before, it was still interesting and comforting to hear them again.

[Denise · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book helped explain some parts of the New Testament (Gospels) that I had previously not understood. I listened to it as an audiobook and I would recommend this version of the book. Readers both young and old could enjoy reading this material.

[Hijackh · Rating 1 out of 5]

It's the Gospels. He wrote nothing. I don't get it.

[Martha]

chronological narrative of Jesus' life according to the four gospels