The Authentic Gospel of Jesus

Author: Geza Vermes
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 014191260X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 640

Book Description
There can be no doubt that Jesus, 'a religious genius' as Geza Vermes describes him, lived and taught in Palestine some 2000 years ago. The influence he has had is incalculable. How though can we distinguish between the doctrines shaped to the needs of the burgeoning Christian church and the original views laid out by Jesus himself? How can we dig back through the additions, misinterpretations and confusions of later writers and two millennia of tradition to get back to the authentic gospel of Jesus? In his new book, Vermes subjects all the sayings of Jesus to brilliantly informed scrutiny. The result is a book of unique value and novelty--scraping aside the accretions of centuries to come as close as we can hope to be to the true Jesus.

The Gospel According to Jesus

Author: John F. MacArthur
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310314860
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Book Description
What is authentic faith? The Gospel According to Jesus challenges Christians to re-evaluate their commitment to Christ by examining their fruits. MacArthur asks, "What does it really mean to be saved?" He urges readers to understand that their conversion was more than a mere point in time, that, by definition, it includes a lifetime of obedience. John MacArthur tackles the error of "easy-believism" by addressing these questions: Is it possible to accept Jesus as Savior while refusing him as Lord? Can someone truly believe without actually repenting? How do obedience, commitment to Christ, and turning from sin fit together with the truth that we are saved by grace through faith alone? The Gospel According to Jesus is just as powerful today as it was more than two decades ago. It is a Scripture-based clarion call for a rejection of the watered-down message that has gained popularity in the church and a return to the gospel Jesus preached. This 20th anniversary edition adds a powerful new chapter to the complete text of the original classic, reinforcing the book's timeless message—that Jesus demands to be both Savior and Lord to all who believe. This book is compulsory reading for Christians from all walks of life and will help guide you into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ.

Jesus the Jew

Author: Géza Vermès
Publisher: Fortress Press
ISBN: 9781451408805
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
This now classic book is a significant corrective to several recent developments in the study of the historical Jesus. In contrast to depictions of Jesus as a wandering Cynic teacher, Geza Vermes offers a portrait based on evidence of charismatic activity in first-century Galilee. Vermes shows how the major New Testament titles of Jesus-prophet, Lord, Messiah, son of man, Son of God-can be understood in this historical context. The result is a description of Jesus that retains its power and its credibility.

The Authentic Gospel of Jesus

Author: Géza Vermès
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 468

Book Description
A religious scholar reassesses the life and teachings of Jesus Christ through an analysis of biblical texts and associated Jewish and early Christian texts to provide a new portrait of Jesus.

The Authenticity of the Gospels

Author: Peter L. P. Simpson
Publisher: ELM Hill
ISBN: 9781400325429
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A defense of the traditional view that the Gospels are authentic documents of Apostolic authors (Matthew and John, Mark the disciple of Peter, Luke the disciple of Paul). Against the arguments of critics, the Gospels are shown to be accurate eyewitness records of the life of Christ.

The Changing Faces of Jesus

Author: Geza Vermes
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141912588
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 412

Book Description
During his life Jesus did not view himself as divine, nor did his disciples. In THE CHANGING FACES OF JESUS the great scholar Vermes works back through successively earlier accounts of the life of Christ to finally reveal the true, historical figureof Jesus hidden beneath the Gospels: a Palestinian charismatic convinced he had an essential role to play in bringing about the kingdom of God.

The Gospel of Jesus

Author: James M. Robinson
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061744549
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description
We all know the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, but what was the gospel of Jesus? Is it possible to know what Jesus’s original audience heard as “the good news?” Jesus’s gospel has been lost from sight, hidden behind the version preferred by the church. In The Gospel of Jesus, James M. Robinson, acclaimed expert on early Christian studies, gets to the true historical message of Jesus. The Gospel of Jesus draws on a combination of the most ancient and authentic texts to reveal what Jesus really said and to illuminate what he may still have to say to us today. Robinson not only reconstructs the good news Jesus preached and practiced two thousand years ago, but also shows how relevant that message still is -- and how we can apply it to our lives today. The Gospel of Jesus offers one of the most authentic and stirring accounts ever written of the message preached by Christ. James M. Robinson is the founding director emeritus of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity, Arthur J. Letts Professor of Religion at the Claremont Graduate School and co-chair of the International Q Project. He is the author of Trajectories Through Early Christianity, A New Quest of the Historical Jesus, The Gospel of Jesus, and The Secrets of Judas. “The distillation of a distinguished career devoted to the exploration of Christian origins, Robinson’s Gospel of Jesus presents a succinct account of what the historical Jesus taught. Robinson’s reconstruction of ‘Q,’ the sayings source underlying Matthew and Luke, provides the script on which he builds his judicious -- and moving -- portrait of Jesus.” - Harold Attridge, Dean, Yale Divinity School.

The Authentic Gospel

Author: Jeffrey E. Wilson
Publisher: Banner of Truth
ISBN: 9780851515748
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
Receiving Christ as Saviour always leads to serving him as Lord.

Judas and the Gospel of Jesus

Author: Nicholas Thomas Wright
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description
N.T. Wright, an ancient historian, biblical scholar, and bishop, offers a Christian response to the discovery (and the sensation surrounding that discovery) of the Gospel of Judas.

GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

Author: Paul Washer
Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
ISBN: 9781601785206
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Paul Washer escorts readers through a biblical overview of the good news about Jesus. Presenting passage after passage from the Bible, Washer describes the holy character of God, the human problem of sin, and the divine solution found in Jesus's redemptive life, death, and resurrection for all who repent and believe. If you are interested in knowing the basic claims of the gospel or know someone exploring the truths of Christ, this succinct treatment of the greatest news the world has ever heard is just what you need.