{"product_id":"jesus-of-nazareth-what-he-wanted-who-he-was-9780814683088","title":"Jesus of Nazareth What He Wanted Who He Was","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho was Jesus? A prophet? There have been many of those. A miracle-worker? A radical revolutionary? A wise teacher? There have been many of these, too. In his latest book, renowned Scripture scholar Gerhard Lohfink asks, What is unique about Jesus of Nazareth, and what did he really want?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis reviewer has read many books on the historical Jesus, but this one is the best. Why? Lohfink states, \"The Jesus tradition is grounded in the interpretive community that is \"church.\"\u003cbr\u003eFather Mark G. Boyer, The Priest\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Crisp and very readable prose. . . .Lohfink has fresh things to say about Jesus' teaching through parables, about his sayings about judgment and, especially, about understanding Jesus' miracles. . . . Having read and studied, Jesus of Nazareth (and squirreled it away as a rich resource for future preaching and having been truly moved spiritually by it), I can agree with Daniel Harrington, S.J. [author of Jesus: A Historical Portrait]: \"Lohfink's Jesus of Nazareth is the best Jesus book I know.\"\u003cbr\u003eJohn A. Coleman, America: The National Catholic Review\u003cbr\u003eThe reader closes this book struck by the Spirit in whom this Jesus keeps working on the -- some would say -- now shrinking, endangered community he left behind. . . .There still may be hope.\u003cbr\u003eRaymond A Schroth, SJ, National Catholic Reporter\u003cbr\u003eSome have said that this book will become a classic. Indeed, it should be so considered. But much will depend on whether or not scholars will dismiss it as lacking uniqueness and innovation, and whether or not non-professionals will invest the energy in reading a scholarly treatment of Jesus. May both groups stretch themselves and give it the attention it so richly deserves!Michael J. Bowling, The Englewood Review of Books\u003cbr\u003eGrounded in the most careful study of the historical Jesus and enlivened by a deep faith in the Risen Christ, this book will be of inestimable use to everyone from scholars to seekers and will most likely become a classic. It is that rarest of books on Jesus in which the author combines solid exegetical work with a profound sense of the spiritual. On top of that, it's beautifully written (and here, translated). Lohfink's book is in every way a joy.James Martin, SJ, Author of The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything\u003cbr\u003eLohfink’s Jesus of Nazareth is the best Jesus book I know. It is solidly based on sound biblical scholarship, full of fresh theological insights, respectful of the Gospels and their portraits of Jesus, and beautifully expressed. It is especially effective in highlighting the centrality of God’s reign and Israel as God’s people in Jesus’ life and work.Daniel J. Harrington, SJ, Professor of New Testament, Boston College School of Theology and Ministry\u003cbr\u003eThe thread connecting what Jesus wanted, who he was, is the reign of God. Lohfink is concerned with this new thing that came into the world with [Jesus]. The consistency between this reign of God and the revelation of who Jesus is, is the chief message and controlling method of this book. The importance of another book on Christ and on Jesus in the New Testament in particular cannot be ignored or underestimated. . . . Lohfink gives the lie to any separation of what Jesus wanted from who he was. Ultimately, Christology consists in clarifying his relationship to God and humanity.\u003cbr\u003eKevin O'Gorman, The Furrow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLohfink's portrait of Jesus is very much worth reading. Because he looks to the Gospels with a sympathetic yet critical eye, he gives a faithful interpretation of Jesus. And because he is faithful, Lohfink offers a portrait that is challenging-especially for the church today.\u003cbr\u003eThomas D. Stegman, SJ, America Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface  \u003c\/b\u003e xi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/b\u003e   xiii\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eList of Abbreviations  \u003c\/b\u003e xv\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 1    \u003cb\u003eThe So-Called Historical Jesus\u003c\/b\u003e   1\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 2    \u003cb\u003eThe Proclamation of the Reign of God  \u003c\/b\u003e 24\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 3    \u003cb\u003eThe Reign of God and the People of God\u003c\/b\u003e   39\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 4    \u003cb\u003eThe Gathering of Israe\u003c\/b\u003el   59\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 5    \u003cb\u003eThe Call to Discipleship  \u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 6    \u003cb\u003eThe Many Faces of Being Called\u003c\/b\u003e   86\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 7    \u003cb\u003eJesus’ Parables  \u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 8    \u003cb\u003eJesus and the World of Signs\u003c\/b\u003e   121\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 9    \u003cb\u003eJesus’ Miracles  \u003c\/b\u003e 128 \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10   \u003cb\u003eWarning about Judgment  \u003c\/b\u003e 153\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11   \u003cb\u003eJesus and the Old Testament\u003c\/b\u003e   166\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12   \u003cb\u003eJesus and the Torah  \u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 13   \u003cb\u003eThe Life of Jesus: Living Unconditionally  \u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 14   \u003cb\u003eThe Fascination of the Reign of God\u003c\/b\u003e   230\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 15   \u003cb\u003eDecision in Jerusalem\u003c\/b\u003e   245\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 16   \u003cb\u003eDying for Israel\u003c\/b\u003e   257\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 17   \u003cb\u003eHis Last Day\u003c\/b\u003e   269\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 18   \u003cb\u003eThe Easter Events\u003c\/b\u003e   288\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 19   \u003cb\u003eJesus’ Sovereign Claim  \u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 20   \u003cb\u003eThe Church’s Response  \u003c\/b\u003e 329\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 21   \u003cb\u003eThe Reign of God: Utopia?   \u003c\/b\u003e348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNotes\u003c\/b\u003e   358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex of Biblical Citations\u003c\/b\u003e   382","brand":"Liturgical Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768174018903,"sku":"9780814683088","price":31.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/jesus-of-nazareth-what-he-wanted-who-he-was-9780814683088","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}