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Jesus of Nazareth Pope Benedict XVI
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Item Number: 21578
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About 'JESUS
OF NAZARETH' - Written By Pope Benedict XVI:
"This book is . . . my personal search 'for the face
of the Lord.'" - Benedict XVI
In this bold, momentous work, the Pope, in his first book written as Benedict
XVI - seeks to salvage the person of Jesus from recent "popular" depictions and
to restore Jesus' true identity as discovered in the Gospels. Through his
brilliance as a theologian and his personal conviction as a believer, the Pope
shares a rich, compelling, flesh-and-blood portrait of Jesus and incites us to
encounter, face-to-face, the central figure of the Christian faith.
From Jesus of Nazareth: ". . . the great question that will be with us
throughout this entire book: But what has Jesus really brought, then, if he has
not brought world peace, universal prosperity, and a better world? What has he
brought? The answer is very simple: God. He has brought God! He has brought the
God who once gradually unveiled his countenance first to Abraham, then to Moses
and the prophets, and then in the wisdom literature–the God who showed his face
only in Israel, even though he was also honored among the pagans in various
shadowy guises. It is this God, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, the
true God, whom he has brought to the peoples of the earth. He has brought God,
and now we know his face, now we can call upon him. Now we know the path that we
human beings have to take in this world. Jesus has brought God and with God the
truth about where we are going and where we come from: faith, hope, and love."
Pages: 400
Text: English
HARDCOVER ISBN: 9780385523417
Publisher: Random House
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JESUS OF NAZARETH
©2007 by Pope Benedict XVI.
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