Books by Pope Benedict XVI
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review 1: This is the Jesus of Nazareth book I longed for ever since Ratzinger (Pope Benedict) mentioned it in the forward to his first Jesus of Nazareth book. Though slight, it is powerful. It is a quick read but one that will leave you with much food for reflection on the Incarnation, Go...
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review 1: Works exceptionally well both as an example of historical analysis and as Biblical hermeneutics. (The historical analysis piece, I respect even from a secular perspective; Benedict is engaged in extremely thoughtful evaluation of credibility of texts, and his way of processing th...
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review 1: My favorite, hands down, of Benedict’s encyclicals. Brilliantly and forcefully argues for the necessity of Catholic social teaching today.I am troubled by the fact that it almost escaped my notice; it seems that many faithful Catholics in the USA are so enamored with capitalism a...
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review 1: A thought provoking read on the early life of Jesus. Pope Benedict goes through the infancy narratives in a logical way, looking at historical and biblical sources to support his claims. It really makes you think about the early life of Jesus and how it leads to his later ministr...
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review 1: In this second volume, the Pope continues his magnificent work that he began in the original volume.In this second volume, Pope Benedict (previously Cardinal Ratzinger) focuses his attention on Holy Week and the last actions of Jesus. What is amazing about this book is the Pope'...
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review 1: Just finished up this past week and the first thought that came to my mind was ... this felt like I was reading the book with Pope Emeritus Benedict sitting beside me 'coaching me' on it and explaining things to me in 'simple language' even though the concepts are very deep. ...
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review 1: Bueno, fin de la segunda parte. Lástima que no voy consiguiendo la tercera... ya aparecerá. En lo personal me gustó más la primera parte, pero esta es buena de todas formas...Más de lo mismo, descripción de Jesús en base a las escrituras explicadas, comentadas. Algunas cosas cono...
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review 1: Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI is one of the leading intellectuals of our time. I have read several of his books, and I found this one to be as intelligent, well written and insightful as the others. This book, however, surpasses the others, in that it sets forth the foundations of...