For For Christians grown used to Jesus and seekers who want to see why he unsettles; not for readers wanting historical scholarship.
Should I read this?
For the general reader
4 of 5strongly recommended
For the researcher
2 of 5useful
Difficulty
1 of 5light
On the shock of encountering the real Jesus, then and now.
How it proceeds
Philosophic3 of 5
Scriptural4 of 5
Experiential4 of 5
Sociological1 of 5
Historical1 of 5
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
Published by St. Augustine's Press in 2008, this book argues that meeting the real Jesus is a shock, and that the shock is the most important thing about him. Kreeft examines why Jesus shocked those who met him in the Gospels and why he still unsettles every age and person.
