Jesus of Nazareth From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration

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In Jesus of Nazareth From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration, Pope Benedict presents a beautiful and thought-provoking synthesis of Biblical belief about Jesus. He argues that Jesus did not bring to earth prosperity or peace, but God Himself. Pope Benedict leads the way to faithful scholarship by making use of historical-critical analysis but not relying on it. He stresses that we also need to approach the Gospels theologically and with faith.

In this bold, momentous work, Joseph Ratzinger–in his first book written since he became Pope–seeks to salvage the person of Jesus from recent “popular” depictions and to restore Jesus’ true identity as discovered in the Gospels. Through his brilliance as a theologian and his personal conviction as a believer, the Pope shares a rich, compelling, flesh-and-blood portrait of Jesus and invites us to encounter, face-to-face, the central figure of the Christian faith.

From Jesus of Nazareth From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration: “the great question that will be with us throughout this entire book: What did Jesus actually bring, if not world peace, universal prosperity, and a better world? What has he brought?

The answer is very simple: God. He has brought God! He has brought the God who formerly unveiled his countenance gradually first to Abraham, then to Moses and the Prophets, and then in the Wisdom Literature–the God who revealed his face only in Israel, even though he was also honored among the pagans in various shadowy guises. It is this God, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the true God, whom he has brought to the peoples of the earth.

He has brought God, and now we know his face, now we can call upon him. Now we know the path that we human beings have to take in this world. Jesus has brought God and with God the truth about where we are going and where we come from: faith, hope, and love.”

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