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The Jesus I Never Knew
by Philip Yancey
Yancey rereads the Gospels as a journalist: a Jesus more radical, more Jewish and less tame than the one he grew up with. Fresh and accessible.
Read it if…
your picture of Jesus has gone stale.
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Skip it if…
you want academic Jesus studies.
Try instead: Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? →
Three things you will actually use
- Read the Gospels fresh.
- Jesus unsettled everyone.
- Follow, don't domesticate.
Do this first
Read the chapter on the Beatitudes.
Our verdict
Jesus, re-seen.
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