Jesus of Nazareth

Pope Benedict offers a fresh and insightful look into the life and ministry of Jesus that flows out of a lifetime of scholarly research, theological reflection and personal commitment. Benedict seeks to leave behind the deconstructionalism that often characterizes modern writings concerning Jesus and instead tries to look at Jesus again from the perspective of the Gospels as they present him....more

Pope Benedict offers a fresh and insightful look into the life and ministry of Jesus that flows out of a lifetime of scholarly research, theological reflection and personal commitment. Benedict seeks to leave behind the deconstructionalism that often characterizes modern writings concerning Jesus and instead tries to look at Jesus again from the perspective of the Gospels as they present him. This is not to say that he discounts or blindly rejects historical-critical research into the life of Christ (on the contrary, he interacts in some detail with differing historical-critical understandings of Jesus) rather, he begins with the assumption that to encounter Jesus in the Gospels is ultimately a matter of faith. Benedict, recognized as one of the most renowned theologians of the modern era, brings his immense theological vision to bear upon the life of Christ as presented in the Gospels and in doing so affords the reader new, deep and exciting ways of approaching Jesus.   hide