Jesus of Nazareth (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | knygos.lt

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"This book is . . . my personal search for 'the face of the Lord." - Pope Benedict XVI; with these words, the Pope begins his exploration of the "Historical Jesus." The "Quest for the Historical Jesus" is a scholarly program (proceeding for more than a century) which seeks to apply the historical method to better understand Jesus' words; this book is the beginning of Pope Benedict's contribution to that quest. In a well-argued and inspiring way, Benedict sums up two thousand years of Christian insight about the person and work of Jesus Christ to come to the conclusion that the early Christians did not misinterpret Jesus. Indeed, their understanding of Jesus is the one that makes the most sense based on the historical evidence. "Who do men say that I am?" Jesus asked his disciples. The answer to that question is as crucial and timely today as when it was first asked two thousand years ago. Jesus Christ remains the pivotal figure of human history. In his first major book written as Pope, Benedict XVI looks at various answers to the question of Jesus' identity. He shows in a "theological narrative" how the Christ of the Gospels, the Jesus of the Church's faith, is the genuine Jesus of history. He presents Jesus as someone we can know personally, and someone who knows and loves us. And who sacrificed himself for our salvation. Jesus of Nazareth also continues the conversation about the relationship of Christianity and other world religions. Benedict XVI affirms the truth found in other religions, but he also expresses the Christian conviction that Jesus, the Word of God made flesh, embodies the fullness of truth, God's immense love for the world. Translated from the German by Adrian J. Walker