Jesus Behaving Badly: The Puzzling Paradoxes of the Man from Galilee

by Mark L. Strauss

Book Overview

Everybody likes Jesus. Don't they?We overlook that Jesus was

Judgmental--preaching hellfire far more than the apostle PaulUncompromising--telling people to hate their familiesChauvinistic--excluding women from leadershipRacist--insulting people from other ethnic groupsAnti-environmental--cursing a fig tree and affirming animal sacrificeAngry--overturning tables and chasing moneychangers in the temple

He demanded moral perfection, told people...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0830824669
• ISBN13: 9780830824663
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: IVP
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.2"