Intro -- Contents -- Foreword by John C. Cavadini -- Preface -- Part I. The Infancy Narratives and the Baptism of Jesus -- 1.
Jesus Becoming Jesus, Volume 2: A Theological Interpretation of the Gospel of John: Prologue and the Book of Signs follows upon the first volume of this series entitled Jesus Becoming Jesus.
Drawing on both historical and textual evidence, and the study of religious experience, this book seeks to answer that question by examining the central religious event in Jesus' life, his baptism by John the Baptist.
The story of Jesus is well known, as is the story of Christian persecutions during the Roman Empire.
Sure to be controversial, this is an exciting, well-written popular religious history that cuts to the heart of the differences between Christianity and Judaism, to the origins of one of the world’s great religions and, ultimately, to the ...
Dale C. Allison, “The Historians' Jesus and the Church,” in Seeking the Identity of Jesus: A Pilgrimage (eds. ... Leicester, UK: Apollos, 1997); Birger Gerhardsson, The Reliability of the Gospel Tradition (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, ...
ugly life can become—Bruce Willis's character is particularly unappealing. [Warning: Spoiler Alert!1] In the second scene of the film, police break through the door of an apartment in New York City and find two gang members shot and ...
The claim at the heart of the Christian faith is that Jesus of Nazareth was, and is, God. But this is not what the original disciples believed during Jesus’s lifetime—and it is not what Jesus claimed about himself.
The Story of the Transformation of Jesus from Divinity to Celebrity The United States (it is often pointed out) is one of the most religious countries on earth, and most Americans belong to one Christian church or another.
This compelling new book can be used in conjunction with the 30-week all-church Believe campaign or read separately as an individual study.
With applications to encourage biblical growth with depth, and questions at the end of each chapter, this is an ideal resource for preachers, study groups and personal reflection.