Familiar Stranger: An Introduction to Jesus of Nazareth (Bible in Its World) (The Bible in Its World) - Softcover

McClymond, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802826806 ISBN 13: 9780802826800

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2004

Synopsis

Familiar Stranger by Michael McClymond is a very readable introduction to that elusive figure known as “the historical Jesus” ― his life, his world, his sayings and doings, accounts of his death and resurrection, and his followers’ efforts to understand him.

Three features set Familiar Stranger apart from the many other available books on Jesus. First, it’s targeted to general readers but doesn’t dumb down in its attempt to inform them. Second, it’s ideologically balanced, exhibiting a refreshing lack of agenda or ulterior motive beyond the desire to genuinely present what we can and cannot know about Jesus today. Third, it brings together the two most fruitful models for understanding Jesus and his mission ― Jesus the “moral sage” and Jesus the “eschatological prophet.” The result is a truly well-rounded picture of Jesus.

Marked by concision, clarity, and thoroughness, McClymond’s Familiar Stranger is ideal for classrooms, study groups, and individuals in search of an up-to-date, trustworthy guide to the historical Jesus. Readers familiar with Jesus may well find him becoming stranger to them through these pages, and, conversely, those to whom Jesus is a stranger may well discover a growing familiarity with him.

About this title

From the Publisher

Three features set Familiar Stranger apart from the many other available books on Jesus. First, it's targeted to general readers but doesn't dumb down in its attempt to inform them. Second, it's ideologically balanced, exhibiting a refreshing lack of agenda or ulterior motive beyond the desire to genuinely present what we can and cannot know about Jesus today. Third, it brings together the two most fruitful models for understanding Jesus and his mission - Jesus the "moral sage" and Jesus the "eschatological prophet." The result is truly a well-rounded picture of Jesus.

Marked by concision, clarity, and thoroughness, McClymond's Familiar Stranger is ideal for classrooms, study groups, and individuals in serarch of an up-to-date, trustworthy guide to the historical Jesus.

From the Author

In writing this book, I have emphasized areas of consensus between scholars--what can be known with a high degree of certainly regarding the life of Jesus. Where opinions differ, I have endeavored to represent all points of view as faithfully and accurately as possible. In so doing, I hope to offer a challenge for all readers--whether Christian or non-Christian--to reconsider the figure of Jesus.

Should you wish to contact me, my email is: michael@slu.edu

Michael J. McClymond

Edition details

• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0802826806
• ISBN 13: 9780802826800
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 224