Jesus

by Johnson, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780143118770
• ISBN10: 0143118773
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-02-22
• Publisher: Penguin Group USA

Summary

The definitive life of Jesus from the bestselling author of A History of Christianity. Few figures have had such an influence on the world as Jesus of Nazareth. Paul Johnson's brilliant and powerful reading of Jesus' life at once captures his transfiguring message and his historical complexity. With a superb historian's command of his subject, a masterly writer's love of language, and a believer's passion, Johnson presents a lucid and deeply moving biography of a man whose life changed the course of history. Jesus offers readers a succinct yet lively account of the man who inspired one of the world's great religions and whose lessons still guide us today.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Man and God	p. 1
Birth, Childhood, Youth	p. 9
Baptism, Temptation, and the Apostles	p. 35
The Danger of the Miracles	p. 57
What Jesus Taught and Why	p. 79
Poetry and Parables, Questions and Silence	p. 97
Encounters: Men, Women, Children, the Aged	p. 125
Jesus's New Ten Commandments	p. 155
Jesus's Trial and Crucifixion	p. 177
The Resurrection and the Birth of Christianity	p. 209
Further Reading	p. 229
Index	p. 231
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