Rediscovering Jesus

"I have long lamented the all-too-pervasive tendency for modern readers of the Bible to conflate the New Testament portraits of Jesus into a single mosaic. Finding material that can help our students uncover the unique visions of Jesus in the New Testament and in the wider culture can be a real challenge. Into that void comes Rediscovering Jesus, a book that not only takes seriously the diverse portraits of Jesus within and outside the New Testament, but also encourages readers to think seriously about the distinctive features of each. Professors Capes, Reeves and Richards are to be commended for their creative, interesting and intellectually honest look at the many faces of Jesus. Those interested in encountering Jesus in fresh and stimulating ways need to pay attention to this book!"

"Rediscovering Jesus is like an expert journalist or photographer examining the subject-in this case, Jesus-from all sides and angles. Not only do you get perspectives from the Gospels and the rest of the New Testament, but also impressions from Muslims, Mormons, movies and more besides. Few textbooks do as good of a job as this one in helping students engage with Jesus' question 'Who do you say that I am?'"

"Rediscovering Jesus is an accurate, readable and eye-opening account of the diverse perspectives on Jesus found in the New Testament and in other religious and cultural contexts. The authors remind us again and again that we all see Jesus through our own lenses and that no single viewpoint can adequately capture who he is and what he came to do. My favorite part of each chapter is the section entitled, 'What if this were our only Jesus?'-not because these sections point to deficiencies in that viewpoint, but because they reveal my own biases and the underappreciated aspects of Jesus and his mission. Capes, Reeves and Richards have produced a remarkably fresh, enlightening and convicting volume."