For For lay readers puzzled by sayings of Jesus that seem harsh or obscure; easy to read a chapter at a time.
Should I read this?
For the general reader
4 of 5strongly recommended
For the researcher
2 of 5useful
Difficulty
2 of 5moderate
Short chapters (1983) explaining sayings of Jesus that are hard to understand or to accept.
How it proceeds
Philosophic1 of 5
Scriptural5 of 5
Experiential2 of 5
Sociological1 of 5
Historical2 of 5
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
Published by Hodder & Stoughton and InterVarsity Press in 1983 (266 pages) in the Jesus Library series. Bruce takes sayings of Jesus that are hard either to understand or to accept, and explains each in turn. The material was later incorporated into Hard Sayings of the Bible (InterVarsity Press, 1996), with Walter Kaiser, Peter Davids and Manfred Brauch.
