{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"ItemList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Meeting Jesus again for the first time : the historical Jesus & the heart of contemporary faith \/ Marcus J. Borg.","author":"Borg, M. J.","isbn":"0060609176","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"HarperSanFrancisco"},"datePublished":"1994","inLanguage":"English","description":"Contents:\tMeeting Jesus again -- What manner of man? The pre-EasterJesus -- Jesus, compassion, and politics -- Jesus and wisdom: teacher of alternate wisdom -- Jesus, the wisdom of God: Sophia become flesh -- Images of Jesus and images of the Christian life.\r\nAbstract:       Of the many recent books on the historical Jesus, none has explored what the latest biblical scholarship means for personal faith. Now, in Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time, Marcus Borg addresses the yearnings of those who want a fully contemporary faith that welcomes rather than oppresses our critical intelligence and openness to the best of historical scholarship. Borg shows how a rigorous examination of historical findings can lead to a new faith in Christ, one. That is critical and, at the same time, sustaining. Drawing on his own journey from a naive, unquestioning belief in Christ through collegiate skepticism to a mature and contemporary Christian faith, Borg illustrates how an understanding of the historical Jesus can actually lead to a more authentic Christian life - one not rooted in creeds or dogma, but in a life of spiritual challenge, compassion, and community. In straightforward, accessible prose, Borg looks at the. Major findings of modern Jesus scholarship from the perspective of faith, bringing alive the many levels of Jesus' character: spirit person, teacher of alternative wisdom, social prophet, and movement founder. He also reexamines the major stories of the Old Testament vital to an authentic understanding of Jesus, showing how an enriched understanding of these stories can uncover new truths and new pathways to faith. For questioning believers, doubters, and reluctant. Unbelievers alike, Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time frees our understanding of Jesus' life and message from popular misconceptions and outlines the way to a sound and contemporary faith: \"For ultimately, Jesus is not simply a figure of the past, but a figure of the present. Meeting that Jesus - the living one who comes to us even now - will be like meeting Jesus again for the first time.\"\r\nOther Notes: \tIncludes bibliographical references and index.\r\nRelated electronic resource:\tPublisher description http:\/\/catdir.loc.gov\/catdir\/description\/hc044\/93025390.html Publisher description\n\nPublished in: San Francisco\n\nPhysical description: ix, 150 pages ; 22 cm.","bookEdition":"1st ed.","offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"More than a carpenter \/ Josh McDowell.","author":"McDowell, J.","isbn":"0802725643","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Phoenix Press"},"datePublished":"1986","inLanguage":"English","description":"Published in: New York\n\nPhysical description: x, 146 pages (large print) ; 21 cm.","bookEdition":"First large print ed.","offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"New Testament models for ministry : Jesus and Paul","author":"Kruse, C. G.","isbn":"0840759576","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Nelson Books"},"datePublished":"1983","inLanguage":"English","description":"Published in: Nashville\n\nPhysical description: xiv, 236 pages ; 21 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Seeking God in story \/ John Navone.","author":"Navone, J. J.","isbn":"0814619193","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Liturgical Press"},"datePublished":"1990","inLanguage":"English","description":"Other Notes\tRev. and expanded ed. of: Jesus story. 1979.\r\nIncludes bibliographical references (pages 330-335).\n\nPublished in: Collegeville, Minn.\n\nPhysical description: xvi, 335 pages ; 23 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"The case for Christ : a journalist's personal investigation of the evidence for Jesus \/ Lee Strobel.","author":"Strobel, L.","isbn":"0310209307","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Zondervan Pub. House"},"datePublished":"1998","inLanguage":"English","description":"Contents:\tIntroduction : Reopening the investigation of a lifetime -- pt. 1. Examining the record -- 1. The eyewitness evidence : Can the biographies of Jesus be trusted? \/ with Dr. Craig Blomberg -- 2. Testing the eyewitness evidence : Do the biographies of Jesus stand up to scrutiny? \/ with Dr. Craig Blomberg -- 3. The documentary evidence : Were Jesus' biographies reliably preserved for us? \/ with Dr. Bruce Metzger -- 4. The corroborating evidence : Is there credible evidence for Jesus outside his biographies? \/ with Dr. Edwin Yamauchi -- 5. The scientific evidence : Does archaeology confirm or contradict Jesus' biographies? \/ with Dr. John McRay -- 6. The rebuttal evidence : Is the Jesus of history the same as the Jesus of faith? \/ with Dr. Gregory Boyd -- pt. 2. Analyzing Jesus -- 7. The identity evidence : Was Jesus really convinced that he was the Son of God? \/ with Dr. Ben Witherington III -- 8. The psychological evidence : Was Jesus crazy when he claimed to be the Son of God? \/ with Dr. Gary Collins.\r\n9. The profile evidence : Did Jesus fulfill the attributes of God? \/ With Dr. D.A. Carson -- 10. The fingerprint evidence \" : Did Jesus -- and Jesus alone -- match the identity of the Messiah? \/ with Louis Lapides -- pt. 3. Researching the resurrection -- 11. The medical evidence : Was Jesus' death a sham and his resurrection a hoax? \/ with Dr. Alexander Metherell -- 12. The evidence of the missing body : Was Jesus' body really absent from his tomb? \/ with Dr. William Lane Craig -- 13. The evidence of appearances : Was Jesus seen alive after his death on the cross? \/ with Dr. Gary Habermas -- 14. The circumstantial evidence \" : Are there any supporting facts that point to the resurrection? \/ with Dr. J.P. Moreland -- Conclusion : The verdict of history : What does the evidence establish -- and what does it mean today? -- List of citations -- Notes -- Index.\r\n\r\n Abstract:\tUsing the dramatic scenario of an investigative journalist pursuing his story and leads, Strobel uses his experience as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune to interview experts about the evidence for Christ from the fields of science, philosophy, and history.\n\nPublished in: Grand Rapids, MI\n\nPhysical description: 297 pages ; 22 cm.","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":6,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"The case for Christ : a journalist's personal investigation of the evidence for Jesus \/ Lee Strobel.","author":"Strobel, L.","isbn":"0310226554","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Zondervan Pub. House"},"datePublished":"1998","inLanguage":"English","description":"Abstract\tThe book consists primarily of interviews between Strobel (a former legal editor at the Chicago Tribune) and biblical scholars such as Bruce Metzger. Each interview is based on a simple question, concerning historical evidence (for example, \"Can the Biographies of Jesus Be Trusted?\"), scientific evidence, (\"Does Archaeology Confirm or Contradict Jesus' Biographies?\"), and \"psychiatric evidence\" (\"Was Jesus Crazy When He Claimed to Be the Son of God?\"). Together, these interviews compose a case brief defending Jesus' divinity, and urging readers to reach a verdict of their own.\r\n\r\nOther Notes\tIncludes bibliographical references (pages 369-386) and index.\n\nPublished in: Grand Rapids, MI\n\nPhysical description: 397 pages ; 18 cm.","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":7,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"The Gospel according to Jesus : what does Jesus mean when he says \"follow me\"? \/ John F. MacArthur, Jr.","author":"MacArthur, J","isbn":"0310286514","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Academic Books, Zondervan Pub. House"},"datePublished":"1989","inLanguage":"English","description":"Other Notes\tIncludes bibliographical references (pages 238-244).\r\nIncludes indexes.\n\nPublished in: Grand Rapids, Mich.\n\nPhysical description: 253 pages ; 24 cm.","bookEdition":"1st pbk. ed.","offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":8,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"The Gospel according to Jesus : what does Jesus mean when He says \"follow me\"? \/ John F. MacArthur, Jr.","author":"MacArthur, J.","isbn":"0310394910","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Zondervan"},"datePublished":"1994","inLanguage":"English","description":"Contents:\tPart One: Today's gospel: Good news or bad? -- A look at the issues -- Part Two: Jesus heralds His gospel -- He calls for a new birth -- He demands true worship -- He receives sinners but refuses the righteous -- He opens blind eyes -- He challenges an eager seeker -- He seeks and saves the lost -- He condemns a hardened heart -- He offers a yoke of rest -- Part Three: Jesus illustrates His gospel -- The soils -- The wheat and tares -- The treasure of the kingdom -- The first and last -- The lost and found -- The vine and the branches -- Part Four: Jesus explains His gospel -- The call to repentance -- The nature of true faith -- The promise of justification -- The way of salvation -- The certainty of judgment -- The cost of discipleship -- The Lordship of Christ -- Part Five: Jesus fulfills His gospel -- Tetelestai! : The triumph is complete -- Part Six: Appendixes -- The gospel according to the apostles -- The gospel according to historic Christianity -- Answers to common questions. \r\n\r\nOther Notes: \tIncludes bibliographical references (pages 285-289) and indexes.\r\n\r\nRelated electronic resource:\tPublisher description http:\/\/catdir.loc.gov\/catdir\/enhancements\/fy0633\/93036537-d.html\n\nPublished in: Grand Rapids, Mich.\n\nPhysical description: 302 pages ; 23 cm.","bookEdition":"Rev. & expanded ed.","offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":9,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"The Gospel and the catholic church \/ Michael Ramsey.","author":"Ramsey, M.","isbn":"1561010065","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Cowley Publications"},"datePublished":"1990","inLanguage":"English","description":"Reprint, with new pref. Originally published: 2nd ed. London : Longmans, Green, 1956.\r\nIncludes bibliographical references.\n\nPublished in: Cambridge, Mass.\n\nPhysical description: xiv, 234 pages ; 22 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":10,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"The other Jesus \/ by Lloyd J. Ogilvie.","author":"Ogilvie, L. J.","isbn":"0849906016","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Word Books"},"datePublished":"1986","inLanguage":"English","description":"Published in: Waco, Tex\n\nPhysical description: 233 pages ; 24 cm.","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}}]}