Why Jesus? (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781426700286)

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.

Author: William H. Willimon
ISBN-10: 1426700288
ISBN-13: 9781426700286
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2010
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.52w x 0.39d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/13/2010
Christianity Today 12/01/2010 pg. 68