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The Jesus I never knew

Author: Philip Yancey
Publisher: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub. House, ©1995.
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : English : International trade paper edView all editions and formats
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Suspose we hear an unkown man spoken of by many men. Suppose we were puzzled to hear that some men said hew ws too tall and some too short; some objected to his fatness, some lamented his leanness; some thought him too dark, and some too fair. One explanation ...would be that he might be an odd shape. But there is another explanation. He might be the right shape.. Perhaps (in short) this extraordinary thing is really  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Biography
Named Person: Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ
Material Type: Biography, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Philip Yancey
ISBN: 0310385709 9780310385707 0310204070 9780310204077
OCLC Number: 32590897
Description: 288 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: The Jesus I thought I knew --
Birth: the visited planet --
Background: Jewish roots and soil --
Temptation: showdown in the desert --
Profile: what would I have noticed? --
Beatitudes: lucky are the unlucky --
Message: a sermon of offense --
Mission: a revolution of grace --
Miracles: snapshots of the supernatural --
Death: the final week --
Resurrection: a morning beyond belief --
Ascension: a blank blue sky --
Kingdom: wheat among the weeds --
The difference he makes.
Responsibility: Philip Yancey.
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Suspose we hear an unkown man spoken of by many men. Suppose we were puzzled to hear that some men said hew ws too tall and some too short; some objected to his fatness, some lamented his leanness; some thought him too dark, and some too fair. One explanation ...would be that he might be an odd shape. But there is another explanation. He might be the right shape.. Perhaps (in short) this extraordinary thing is really the ordinary thing; at least the normal thing, the centre.

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The Jesus I Never Knew

by D.Ingolfsland (WorldCat user published 2006-05-27) Good Permalink
Mention the name "Jesus" and nearly everyone in North America comes up with some mental image....most such images are encrusted with years of tradition from theological preconceptions, Sunday schools, books or even from the media. But what was Jesus really like? And how do you know that your mental...
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