The Faith of Jesus: Questions from the 21st Century

by James Nash

Book Overview

Familiarity leads to contempt, or boredom. Depending on the spirit with which we approach the Gospel, it either changes lives or is a waste of time. How do we uncover and recover the transforming challenges the Jesus of the Gospel puts before us?

By asking tough questions, as Jesus did, and by digging deeper into the only texts we have to tell us who he was. Often, something crucial gets lost in translation. Did Jesus really threaten us with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 164663876X
• ISBN13: 9781646638765
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Koehler Books
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

An Invaluable Bible Study Guide

This book is a weekly guide to understanding the scriptures you'll hear in Catholic church. I am using it to augment my understanding of what those scriptures mean, using it alongside the Bible as I ruminate on the texts. How do these passages relate to my life? How does the translation of particular important words change the meaning of the passages? Can I deepen my connection to God by pondering what Jesus and the Old Testament tell me? Nash is brilliant at bringing to your Bible-reading experience a new relevance of God's word to the chaos and confusion of modern modern life. Start a Bible-study group and use this book as a launching-pad for discussion. Or resolve to read a little of the Bible each week for a year, and invite Nash to give you background and educated interpretations that can help it make sense. The Catholic readings follow a three-year cycle. This book guides you through Year A, which begins with Advent in December 2022 and carries through until December 2023.