Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week: From the Entrance Into Jerusalem To The Resurrection

Pope Benedict XVI

Feb 2011 · Jesus of Nazareth Book 2 · Ignatius Press

About this ebook

For Christians, Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God, who died for the sins of the world, and who rose from the dead in triumph over sin and death. For non-Christians, he is almost anything else--a myth, a political revolutionary, a prophet whose teaching was misunderstood or distorted by his followers.

Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God, and no myth, revolutionary, or misunderstood prophet, insists Benedict XVI. He thinks that the best of historical scholarship, while it can't "prove" Jesus is the Son of God, certainly doesn't disprove it. Indeed, Benedict maintains that the evidence, fairly considered, brings us face-to-face with the challenge of Jesus--a real man who taught and acted in ways that were tantamount to claims of divine authority, claims not easily dismissed as lunacy or deception.

Benedict XVI presents this challenge in his new book, Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week: From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection, the sequel volume to Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration.

Why was Jesus rejected by the religious leaders of his day? Who was responsible for his death? Did he establish a Church to carry on his work? How did Jesus view his suffering and death? How should we? And, most importantly, did Jesus really rise from the dead and what does his resurrection mean? The story of Jesus raises many crucial questions.

Benedict brings to his study the vast learning of a brilliant scholar, the passionate searching of a great mind, and the deep compassion of a pastor's heart. In the end, he dares readers to grapple with the meaning of Jesus' life, teaching, death, and resurrection.

"Only in this second volume do we encounter the decisive sayings and events of Jesus' life . . . I hope that I have been granted an insight into the figure of Our Lord that can be helpful to all readers who seek to encounter Jesus and to believe in Him."
-Pope Benedict XVI

Ratings and reviews

it was the exact accompanyment for my reading and reflection during this past Holy Week. Emeritus Pope Benedict has an unusual and easy way of writing on difficult and complex subjects for the everyday lay person like me to get a clear understanding of the subject matter.

You Must Know the Anointed By HolySpirit and Ordained By Thy HolyGhost Power & Fire 🔥 By The God ,Only Should Talk and Come out from the Boundaries of the Peripheral of the Life Leadings First Pl,Don't Fall in the Hell Pl Reach the Heaven as per John : 4 : 21 - 24 and Acts : 2 : 37 ,38, and also Romans : 8 : 5 - 9 and 14 and so on ,Okay 👌💖💖💘💞💟 Must Be Carefull ,Please God Bless 🙏🙌💔💟💞❤️

About the author

Pope Benedict XVI is widely recognized as one of the most brilliant theologians and spiritual leaders of our age. As Pope he authored the best-selling Jesus of Nazareth; and prior to his pontificate, he wrote many influential books that continue to remain important for the contemporary Church, such as Introduction to Christianity and The Spirit of the Liturgy.