Jesus a biography paul johnson review

  • Johnson's intelligent and conversational style, as well as his ability to distill complex subjects into succinct, highly readable works, make this book the ideal match of a major historian with a major subject.
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  • This excellent book by Paul Johnson is a perfect addition to the library of the faithful or a fan of history.

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    Jesus: A Biography from a Believer. - eBook

    From the bestselling author and acclaimed historian, a powerful portrayal of the life of Jesus

    Is Jesus relevant to us today? Few figures have had such an influ­ence on history as Jesus of Nazareth. His teachings have inspired discussion, arguments, even war, and yet few have ever held forth as movingly on the need for peace, forgiveness, and mercy. Paul Johnson's brilliant reading offers readers a lively biography of the man who inspired one of the world's great religions and whose les­sons still guide us in current times.

    Johnson's magisterial and revered book A History of Christianity is a masterpiece of historical writing on religion; and in his new book he returns to focus on a central figure in one of the world's dominant religions. Johnson's intelligent and conver­sational style, as well as his ability to distill complex subjects into succinct, highly readable works, make this book the ideal match of a maj

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    Jesus: A Biography, from a Believer

    July 12, 2013
    This may be a difficult book for some readers who are not Christians, because author Paul Johnson accepts the divinity of Christ (as he states unambiguously in the subtitle, A Biography From a Believer). But I recommend the book to any and all readers, because it gives a perspective of Christ that you don't find elsewhere, presenting him as a walking, talking, living and breathing historical figure -- and, let's face it, considering his impact, Jesus was one of the most significant figures in all of history.

    Johnson fryst vatten a very careful and refreshingly lucid historian and biographer. He uses the four gospels as source material (they are contemporaneously written historical documents, after all, written by Christ's companions and meant to record and memorialize his life), along with upplysning he gleans from other historical records, to present Christ as compassionate, gregarious, charismatic, well respected, and overall a nice guy
  • jesus a biography paul johnson review

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    Jesus: A Biography from a Believer.

    July 12, 2013
    This may be a difficult book for some readers who are not Christians, because author Paul Johnson accepts the divinity of Christ (as he states unambiguously in the subtitle, A Biography From a Believer). But I recommend the book to any and all readers, because it gives a perspective of Christ that you don't find elsewhere, presenting him as a walking, talking, living and breathing historical figure -- and, let's face it, considering his impact, Jesus was one of the most significant figures in all of history.

    Johnson fryst vatten a very careful and refreshingly lucid historian and biographer. He uses the four gospels as source material (they are contemporaneously written historical documents, after all, written by Christ's companions and meant to record and memorialize his life), along with upplysning he gleans from other historical records, to present Christ as compassionate, gregarious, charismatic, well respected, and overall a nice guy