books about: christology

books about: christology

books:

Christology

The First Christmas: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus's Birth

Marcus J. Borg, John Dominic Crossan

HarperOne, 2007

Fascinating new look about the birth narratives
The birth narratives in Matthew and Luke are so familiar, heard every Christmas in church and on the radio, that I wasn't sure there was much more I could learn about them. How wrong I was! Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan's book started brilliantly; within the ...

Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary

Marcus J. Borg

HarperOne, 2006

A lifetime labor of love
Borg's tone and presentation speaks to scholars and laypeople at the same time. He patiently explores all segments of the Gospel accounts, turning them around like gem stones to expose various angles of meaning. His approach highlights the challenging questions raised ...

The Jesus I Never Knew

Philip Yancey

Zondervan, 2002

The Jesus I used to know
Philip Yancey, in THE JESUS I NEVER KNEW, lets slip with a few secrets that you never learned in Sunday School (nor even, for that matter, in THE DA VINCI CODE). Example: Have you heard the one about Jesus catching a bad case of leprosy? (p. 79). [He got it from ...

Vintage Jesus: Timeless Answers to Timely Questions (Relit Theology)

Gerry Breshears, Mark Driscoll

Crossway Books, 2008

Helped My Christology
This reminded me of one huge Chick tract but with great theology, wonderful humor and questions that any non-believer (or even old believer like myself) would ask. Trust me, it is a good thing. (I think I was looking for that analogy due to the really cool cover to ...

Jesus of Nazareth

Pope Benedict XVI

Ignatius Press, 2008

Beautiful book about Jesus
This book, Jesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict XVI, is a beautiful rendition of Jesus' life and parables. It delves deeply into Jesus' parables, especially the Good Samaritan. Pope Benedict XVI brings this parable into the present day depicting Africa as the beaten ...

The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus

Lee Strobel

Zondervan, 1998

Excellent Defense of Christianity
This book does an excellent job of building up a case for Jesus and Christianity. The book is divided into three parts: an examination of the Bible's accuracy, an analysis of the character of Jesus, and an analysis of the resurrection. Each part is divided into several ...

The Third Jesus: The Christ We Cannot Ignore

Deepak Chopra

Harmony, 2008

This isn't anything new in metaphysics
Chopra's vision of Jesus isn't anything new in the world of metaphysics. Paramahamsa Yogananda, Edgar Cayce, and A Course In Miracles say exactly the same thing. Look up their books on amazon. I think it was important for Chopra to reiterate what others have already ...

The Greatest Words Ever Spoken: Everything Jesus Said about You, Your Life, and Everything Else

Steven K. Scott

WaterBrook Press, 2008

The Greatest Words Ever Spoken
Product was received in the condition that was promised [New]. Product was shipped the next day after I placed my order. I received it within three days. I am very satisfied with purchase and delivery.The Greatest Words Ever Spoken: Everything Jesus Said about You, ...

Jesus: 90 Days With the One and Only (Personal Reflections)

Beth Moore

B&H Books, 2007

Knowing Jesus Better
As usual, Beth Moore has done what every Bible teacher should do--she has pointed the reader to a closer walk with Jesus, a stronger relationship with Him, and a deeper commitment to Him. Each lesson is short, to the point and thought-provoking. This book is ...

Death by Love: Letters from the Cross (Re:Lit)

Mark Driscoll, Gerry Breshears

Crossway Books, 2008

Driscoll covers theology in a whole new way
Mark Driscoll goes into a great new realm here when he brings theology into practical, everyday life. He manages to cover the "big" theological themes of Scripture, but he does it through real stories about real people who have real struggles, just like you and I. I, ...

The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind--A New Perspective on Christ and His Message

Cynthia Bourgeault

Shambhala, 2008

A New View
Cynthia Bourgeault is a hidden treasure. When I first read her, I encountered, for the first time, the Jesus and the Christianity I had always looked for and longed for. This was confirmed to me yet again with the publishing of the her new book, "The Wisdom Jesus." ...

What Jesus Meant

Garry Wills

Viking Adult, 2006

A remarkable devotional by a remarkable scholar
I rank this among my favorite Christian writings. Insight into Jesus' ministry and the culture of his time. I have read and re-read and am left with a better understanding of the gospels.

ReJesus: A Wild Messiah for a Missional Church

Michael Frost, Alan Hirsch

Hendrickson Publishers, 2008

I needed to read this
Amidst all the latest fads and "movements" within contemporary Christianity in the West, Frost and Hirsch's "ReJesus" is a clarion call to recalibrate our lives to the one that gathered us together and sent us out in the first place - Jesus. In their own words, ...

Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time: The Historical Jesus and the Heart of Contemporary Faith

Marcus J. Borg

HarperOne, 1995

Meeting Borg's View of Jesus for the First Time
In 1995, when I was struggling with some of the latest historical Jesus research as a way of re-imagining Jesus, a colleague suggested that I should read this book by Marcus Borg. I was finding that much of the language used to describe Jesus had been imported by the ...

The Politics of Jesus

John Howard Yoder

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1994

THE POLITICS OF JESUS by John Howard Yoder
The Politics of Jesus is John Howard Yoder's treatise on Jesus' political inclinations, based on and in response to twentieth century biblical scholarship. Yoder was a Mennonite biblical scholar, theologian, and professor of theology. The 1994 version of this book is a ...