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A new edition of Sheed’s classic work, his masterful account of the life of Jesus Christ - accompanied by over 100 illustrations by James Tissot. To Know Jesus Christ is not a biography, nor is it a Gospel commentary. It is a book about the Christ of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. It is a book written for the many people who reverence him but barely know him. Its object is not to prove anything but to meet someone.

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Author:   Frank J. Sheed
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Sheed & Ward Ltd
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.449kg
ISBN:  

9780722091166

ISBN 10:   0722091168
Pages:   386
Publication Date:   01 January 1962
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Foreword PART I: THE FIRST THIRTY YEARS I On Meeting Jesus Christ II Setting the Stage III Mary Conceives IV Born in Bethlehem V Nazareth of Galilee VI Joseph, Mary and Jesus VII Episode in the Temple VIII Carpenter in Nazareth IX The Mission of John the Baptist X Jesus Baptized by John XI Duel in the Desert PART II: THE PUBLIC LIFE XII The First Disciples XIII Wedding in Cana XIV Money-Changers and Nicodemus XV Leaving Judea for Galilee XVI The Ministry in Galilee Begins XVII Miracles and Exorcisms XVIII ""He Blasphemes"" XIX Pharisees and Sadducees XX The Calling of the Twelve XXI The Sermon on the Mount XXII Three Miracles XXIII Reactions in Galilee XXIV First Sending of the Twelve XXV Mainly About Bread XXVI The Father and the Son XXVII Outside Palestine XXVIII Transfiguration XXIX Ending of the Galilean Ministry XXX At the Feast of Tabanacles XXXI The Man Born Blind XXXII Forming the New Christians XXXIII The Opposition Hardens XXXIV Mainly in Perea XXXV Returning to Judea XXXVI Ephrem to Bethany via Jericho XXXVII Pharisees, Sadducees Herodians XXXIX A Chapter of Endings PART III: REDEMPTION XL The Last Supper XLI Agony and Arrest XLII Trials by Pontius Pilate XLIII Priest Crucified XLIV Resurrection and Ascension XLV At the Right Hand of God Index

Reviews

An enthralling book. Frank Sheed has written what must be one of the most satisfying studies of the Gospels ever made. * The Month * Spiritual reading of a new kind; simple indeed, deceptively so; objective; without a trace of sentimentality. * The Furrow *

This is not a book pretending to be an outright life of Christ. The veteran-publisher author-lecturer, Frank Sheed, predicates his entire commentary on the fact that all that is known of Christ was passed on to man through the Gospels. Here, however, he attempts to give a ?? of his life-devotion to the contemplation of the meaning of these sacred words for the benefit of all who will read this book. Mr. Sheed's well known ?? flourishes, so familiar to the lecture circuit the country over, can be detected throughout the book, but it is the better for them. Many who have read his Theology and Sanity, Society and Sanity, and other Frank Sheed books will look eagerly to this latest product of the one layman who has been honored with a doctorate of theology. As one would expect, Mr. Sheed points out the discrepancies and lacunae which the Gospel stories contain. But he indicates clearly that these do not minimize the messages. He leans heavily on the eminent Dominican exegete, Pere Lagrange, as his menton?? I know Christ Jesus is truly an unusual appreciation of the lessons of the life of Christ. At the same time it is distinctive. To Know Christ Jesus represents the optimum effort of a man whose life has been spent in interpreting the good news of the Gospel to his fellow men. The title describes the objective all men should have in ordering their own lives. To see Christ through the eyes of Frank Sheed is to get assistance from a ?? qualified to provide it. This is a book which will be read widely. (Kirkus Reviews)

Author Information

Francis Joseph Sheed (1897-1981) was a Catholic publisher, author and street orator and the founder of the Catholic publishing house of Sheed & Ward. His books include To Know Christ Jesus, Saints Are Not Sad, A Map of Life, Society and Sanity and Theology and Sanity.

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