The Lamb and the Fuhrer: Jesus Talks with Hitler

by Ravi Zacharias

Book Overview

The days leading up to the death of Adolph Hitler and his surprise encounter with Jesus Christ. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590523946
• ISBN13: 9781590523940
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Multnomah Books
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 6.4"

Customer Reviews

Amazing

First the story itself is absolutely wonderful and the person who plays Jesus is excellent the writing of the book was so wonderful everyone should read this especially tose effected by the holocaust

Ever wonder what the fiinal hour of life could contain?

Ravi Zacharais writes of a conversation that a very alive Jesus and Dietrich Bonhoeffer could have had with Hitler. This is a view of how much Hitler could rationalize like humans are prone to do. The conclusion is riveting as Jesus calls Hitler to stay close to him as He walks to the "narrow gate", and what Hitler might have done as he approached it. I won't spoil the ending for you. It is well worth the read.

A Good read for a Jewish Believer

Ravi Zacharias does an excellent job in his portrayal of how Hitler probably acted when he was confronted with the Real ruler of the world, Jesus Christ. I was struck with the parallels between the way that Hitler thought and the way alot of dictators in the Middle East think today. Some of the very same agendas are still propagated. The only way to defeat the Darkness that so pervades this world is with the Prince of Peace, Jesus. I hope Ravi may continue this series, as all of his Great Conversation books have shone the light of Jesus on the world's way of thinking.

Bit contrived, but great discussion flashpoint

This book is the latest installment of Ravi Zacharias's "Great Conversations" series. Essentially it is a dialogue between Hitler (after he dies), Dietrich Bonhoeffer (a German pastor who tried to assassinate Hitler), and Yeshua (Jesus). The book is short, to the point, and pretty easy to read. In a sense, the book is kind of like cardboard. Yeshua, the king of kings, doesn't sound so eloquent, and seems to "debate" not as you might expect. There is not a lot of mentioned about the Jewish question (Hitler discussing the "Jewish Problem" with the Jewish Messiah would have made quite a discussion ...). At times the book seems to be more of a defense of Bonhoeffer's choice to assassinate Hitler than anything else. And the ending of the dialogue was a bit strange, but of course what you expected (ie, Hitler's separation from God). But despite these deficiencies, I think the book is a great example of the Socratic Method, which is seemingly rarely used in literature today. The topic could not be more interesting, and in fact the whole reason I got the book. And it is easy to criticize anyone trying to say "what Yeshua would say." So how regal should Yeshua sound? Can limited man represent what The Almighty might say, etc. So I can't be too harsh here. In the end, I think this book is a wonderful idea but it just didn't work as well as I had hoped. I plan on checking out one of the other books in the series. Id give it 3.5 stars in reality. But this book does accomplish one thing for sure; it will be a center piece of discussion. For a fascinating Bible study, try a discussion about the dialogue (using Bible verses to support your claims). It doesn't get more Jewish than that; the topic of the Holocaust, and open discussion would make for a great study, and in particular a great Messianic Bible study. You see, this is why the book works. The dialogue is a bit forced, and the script is a bit contrived. But the topics are essential cornerstone about good and evil, and cannot be ignored by anyone who is interested in philosophy, religion, and so on. Id check it out.

You Can Almost Picture Being There

Ravi Zacharias is a wonderful story teller. His illustrations in his talks are incredible. Therefore you would expect nothing less in his book series of Great Conversations. In this book Ravi opens our minds to what it might be like if Jesus Christ, Adolf Hitler, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer (the German pastor who resisted Hitler prior to World War II) were able to sit down and have a conversation about life, authority, and what it means to have power. Ravi uses actual historical documents, history itself, and Scripture to weave together a fasinating account. As you would expect, Hitler is deffient of Jesus and attacks Him because of His race, the hated Jews. Jesus responds in authority as the absolute righteous judge. Bonhoeffer remains the passive aggressor history shows him to be and stands against all that Hitler preached and lived. The book is not as lively as Ravi's first book in this series, THE LOCUS AND THE CROSS where Jesus speaks with the Buddha but it still is engaging. The historical viewpoint of Hitler is clearly shown throughout the book and you can obviously see from reading the book that Ravi has done his homework. He leaves nothing untouched in the book. In the end, the disciple of Jesus will come out seeing what true power looks like in the form of the servant Son of God. You will also see how far evil can drive a man and will do so in our hearts if we don't surrender to the absolute reign of Jesus in our lives (Philippians 2:5-11). Overall I recommend this book and encourage you to see what it might have been if Jesus could speak with Hitler and we listen in on this great conversation.