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Why Jesus

  • By Bishop William H. Willimon
  • By Bishop William H. Willimon
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No figure in history has received more attention, and been less understood, than Jesus of Nazareth. Much of what has been written recently portrays Jesus as a vaguely kind and friendly person whose message sometimes pleases but never challenges believers. People might even be tempted to ask "Why all the fuss? What here is worth devoting my life to?"

Very little about that Jesus is worth it, says Will Willimon. Yet there is another Jesus, the mysterious preacher from Nazareth who continues to invite men and women to claim the true meaning of their lives by giving their lives away in service to God and others. This Jesus continues to fascinate and compel us, in spite of all the attempts to domesticate his message and put distance between us and the call to follow. In his radical teachings, his self-sacrificial death, and his liberating life beyond death, this Jesus teaches and shows us the true meaning and purpose of our own lives.
No figure in history has received more attention, and been less understood, than Jesus of Nazareth. Too much of what has been written recently portrays Jesus as a vaguely kind and friendly person whose message sometimes pleases but never challenges us, whose presence might comfort but never completes us. That Jesus, in other words, looks a lot like we do, just with better manners. Meeting that Jesus for the first time, the reader is tempted to ask ""Why all the fuss? What here is worth devoting my life to?""Very little about that Jesus is worth it, says Will Willimon. Yet there is another Jesus, the mysterious preacher from Nazareth who continues to invite men and women to claim the true meaning of their lives by giving their lives away in service to God and others. This Jesus continues to fascinate and compel us, in spite of all the attempts to domesticate his message and put distance between us and the call to follow. In his radical teachings, his self-sacrificial death, and his liberating life beyond death, this Jesus teaches and shows us the true meaning and purpose of our own lives.
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    Product Specs
    • SKU: 9781426700286
    • Manufacturer: Abingdon Press
    • ISBN 13: 9781426700286
    • Binding Type: Adhesive - Perfect Binding
    • Language of Text: English
    • Publication Date: 10/01/2010
    • Format: Paperback
    • Page Count: 160
    • Author: Bishop William H. Willimon
    • Width: 6.10 inches
    • Height: 0.40 inches
    • Length: 8.90 inches
    • Weight: 0.04 pounds
    • SKU: 9781426720048
    • Manufacturer: Abingdon Press
    • ISBN 13: 9781426720048
    • Publication Date: 09/01/2010
    • Format: Electronic Media
    • Page Count: 0
    • Author: Bishop William H. Willimon
    • Width: 1.00 inches
    • Height: 1.00 inches
    • Length: 1.00 inches
    • Weight: 0.06 pounds
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