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Who Is This Man?: The Unpredictable Impact Of The Inescapable Jesus (2012)

by John Ortberg(Favorite Author)

4.24 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0310275946 (ISBN13: 9780310275947)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Zondervan

review 1: The name of Jesus brings different feelings from fear to awe, to some he was a good teacher to some that in his anger drove out the merchants from the temple declaring it was a house of prayer. We today are still answering that question Whom do you say I am? This read is more of a conversation instead of a study. More of context instead of scripture. From Christ's birth, we see from the word where other's stood. Some in fear, some in hope. I appreciated the context of Herod's time and the significance of the birth of Christ. In Herod's time, God's people did not have a army, or great wealth and no power...what they did have was a book and Jesus was foretold in that book. As we know, Herod took seriously what the Old Testament said about a King greater than David... more to come. We come to know who Jesus his thru his miracles. How Jesus treated women, the poor, the sick and the children. We see the heart of God. And we respond in love and loving God with our mind, means following truth ruthlessly wherever it leads. It means cherishing the truth. God has laid the foundation of the world according to law and order. Because we are created in his image, when truth is not followed, our hearts are hardened to the very things of God.We come to know who Jesus is thru the Passion week. When he enters Jerusalem, to Passover and in the Garden. Thru the trials, thru his death on the cross and then on Resurrection Sunday. What I gleamed from this was the waiting on Saturday. How significant that was. Friday was pure terror, Saturday was nothing, and Sunday was the hope in who Jesus is.All in all, I did not find this to be a theology book on who Jesus is but a context of who Jesus is. I think it was written for all to determine by the context of the time and for us to dig deeper in the bible to answer the question Whom do you Say I am.
review 2: I haven't read an Ortberg book in a while and i have forgotten how good he is. This book is fascinating on a couple of levels. For historical sweep it's marvelous. Ortberg spans the centuries and the world showing the influence of Jesus on world culture. For historical depth it's captivating. There's enough historical material here to keep you intrigued for hours. For readability it's superb. There are advantages to being a preacher/writer in that he knows how to connect to us common folk and not just the intellectuals. There are a few chapters that seemed thinner than others and a couple at the end I dind't see how they flowed with the rest of the book. But it was enlightening, engaging, challenging and inspiring as a whole. A worthwhile read. less

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