About this title: As the religious rhetoric of the culture wars escalates, "New York Times" bestselling author and eminent scholar Wills explores the meaning of Jesus' teachings.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Date Published: 2007-02-27
ISBN-13:9780143038801ISBN:014303880X
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Publisher: Viking Adult
Date Published: 2006
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780143038801ISBN:014303880X
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780143038801ISBN:014303880X
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Publisher: Viking Adult
Date Published: 2006
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"A very insightful and fresh look at the four gospels. I loved the point, which I thought very persuasive, that Jesus was essentially an apolitical figure, although his enemies did not see him that way."
"This book gives a brief, almost too brief, summary of the sayings and teachings of Christ. Wills' short chapters address such issues as Jesus' early life, his radical message, what he taught about money, equality, and religion, and the meaning of his death and resurrection. Wills does a good job of cutting through all the religious rhetoric of today and gets to the heart of the radical message that Jesus challenged the world with.
Though he is a practicing Catholic, Willis has no love for the hierarchy of the Catholic church. He points out again and again how the traditions and history of the church run counter to the actual message of Christ. Though he proves his argument well, his personal axe to grind often distracts from the purpose of the book.
Wills sums up my own beliefs quite well. All Jesus told us to do is to love God and love each other. Everything else that organized religion imposes on us is just window dressing and often separates us from Christ."
"An interesting discourse on the language difficulties and interpretive contexts that have led to errors in the literal interpretations of the various translations of the Bible.
Basically, Wills says that the basic translations of the Bible err from the beginning, by translating from the classical Greek in which they were written. Jesus and his contemporaries spoke to each other in "market Greek," a pidgin language where tenses change randomly, articles and prepositions are often lost, and words are used to represent concepts and ideas rather than specifics.
Wills also takes on the "WWJD" concept, and the the blending of religion and politics. I don't necessarily agree with everything his says, but it's interesting and he makes some very good points."
""A religion that limits itself to assuaging earthly hunger seals off the greater promise of God's reign, his justice that is a judgment.... Jesus is not a social reformer.....
Marx said that religion drugs man with heavenly hopes that take away the need to do good here and now. There is another way that religion can become an opiate - by satisfying earthly needs, making heavenly aspirations unnecessary, occluding broader horizons. Jesus will not be satisfied with anything that holds the Father to a lesser glory than he promises.""
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