Living Jesus: Learning the Heart of the Gospel

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Harper Collins, Jan 5, 2000 - Religion - 224 pages

Who is the real Jesus? How can we experience the mystery, compelxity, and richness of his spirituality and teachings in our lives today? In this gently instructive and inspiring guide, Luke Timothy Johnson leads us to a deeper understanding and practice of classic Christian spirituality and faith. Translating his biblical scholarship into simple, elegant language, he offers a compelling and wise reflection on the real Jesus--not the reconstructed historical figure but the resurrected Christ, a living savior we can encounter every day.

Living Jesus elucidates the mystery of Jesus' resurrection and its central role in the Christian experience. It explores the diversity and fullness of the New Testament views of Christ, revealing how each book's perspective can deepen our understanding of Jesus. Profoundly insightful, Living Jesus offers valuable lessons on how we can accept the Gospels' powerful invitation to an authenic Christian spirituality.

 

Contents

He Is the Living One
3
Learning Jesus Through Tradition
23
He Bodies Forth Whose Glory Is Past Change
39
The Process of Learning Jesus
57
The Living Jesus and the Revelatory Text
77
Pauls Witness to Jesus
99
Jesus in the Gospels
117
One Person in Four Portraits
119
Jesus in Marks Gospel
129
Jesus in Matthews Gospel
145
Jesus in LukeActs
159
Jesus in Johns Gospel
177
The Continuing Mystery
195
Index
205
Copyright

Other editions - View all

Living in Jesus
Marilyn Meberg
Limited preview - 2003
Living Jesus: Learning the Heart of the Gospel
Luke Timothy Johnson
No preview available - 1998

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About the author (2000)

Luke Timothy Johnson is Robert W. Woodruff Professor of the New Testament and Christian Origins at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University. A Roman Catholic, Johnson was a Benedictine monk and priest before becoming a biblical scholar. He is the author of several scholarly books and has written for Commonwealth and Christian Century.

Bibliographic information

TitleLiving Jesus: Learning the Heart of the Gospel
G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series
Living Jesus: Learning the Heart of the Gospel, Luke Timothy Johnson
AuthorLuke Timothy Johnson
Editionreprint
PublisherHarper Collins, 2000
ISBN0060642831, 9780060642839
Length224 pages
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