A Good Word for Jesus: A Heretic's Testimony - Softcover

Trudinger, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1871871646 ISBN 13: 9781871871647

Publisher: Open Gate Press, 2007

Synopsis

Scriptural, historical, and documentary materials are combined in a novel fashion to examine Jesus’s life and teachings in this innovative religious study. Special emphasis is placed upon deciphering Jesus’s own words and ideas, as well as on comparing what terms such as “messiah” and “resurrection” meant during biblical as opposed to current times, and how these discrepancies have impacted Christian beliefs. The work of contemporary theologians and present-day understandings of the Christian faith are also addressed in a manner that seeks to return authenticity and integrity to the forefront of theological study.

About this title

About the Author:

Paul Trudinger is the author of 12 books, including Cool Gospel and Mirrors for Identity, and more than 100 articles on theology. He was a professor of New Testament studies at the University of Winnipeg in Ontario, Canada, for 19 years until his retirement.

Review:

“Wonderful, wonderful . . . totally undogmatic and yet deeply religious. Dr. Trudinger is certainly a heretic, and I for one wish we had many more like him."  —James B. Snelson, Canadian National Library Book Review Annual

“Trudinger makes available the thoughts of contemporary theologians in a form that is personal, engaging, and eminently readable, and is courageous in following his conscience in the search for truth and justice. Those who find some church doctrines difficult to swallow will find Trudinger’s views a breath of fresh air.”  —Professor Arthur Walker-Jones, Faculty of Theology, University of Winnipeg

“[Trudinger] puts all of our commonly held truisms on the intellectual hot seat and demands that we be honest to our profoundest selves. A Good Word for Jesus is perhaps his most important work. It is here that Trudinger the Jesus-intoxicated mystic brings us the power and charisma of Rabbi Jeshua of Nazareth. I will use this work when teaching Jews about Rabbi Yeshua.”  —Rabbi Professor Neal Rose, Senior Scholar, St Paul’s College, University of Manitoba, Canada

“Paul Trudinger was a mentor to hundreds of students. His writings bring a deep liberal religious insight to a wide range of fundamental issues.”  —Peter Godfrey, Editor emeritus, Faith and Freedom

About this edition

• Publisher: Open Gate Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1871871646
• ISBN 13: 9781871871647
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 108