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Questions About the Historical Jesus by C. Marvin Pat is the third
volume I have read in this series, and it was, for me, the most consistent in
its presentation.
Pate begins by looking at what is meant by
“the quest for the historical Jesus” and shows among the various forms this
takes, which is the most historical approach.
He then goes on to look at what we know
about Jesus’ birth and early life. The question
of what the star was comes up in discussion, as does the Gnostic writings which
purport to tell about the missing years of Jesus’’ life not mentioned in the
Bible.
From there, he looks at the events of
Jesus’ life, putting them in historical context, so they can be better
understood. And then he addresses the existence
of four authorized Gospels and the differences among them.
Finally, he looks at the end of Jesus’
life on earth, including his crucifixion, death, resurrection, and ascension.
This is a wonderful, biblical book, which does
not cave to modern speculation, but gives reasons and arguments for the views
the author finds most likely – and most compelling. This would be a helpful resource – possibly for
high school students – and certainly for college and seminary students as they
are taught theories about Jesus and the Gospels that contradict the clear teaching
of the Scripture.
This is a book to buy to be able to “show
these things to be true.”
I continue to be very pleased about the
content and usefulness of the volumes in this series.
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[This review appears on my blog and
Amazon.com. I received this book free in
exchange for an honest review.]
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