Jesus: The Greatest Life of All by Charles R Swindall
Do you know the new testament stories? The Christmas story? The crucifixion and resurrection? Even though you say you believe it to be true do you really feel its truth? Or does it seem mythical?
It's ok to say it seems mythical. The nativity scenes and church plays depict a land and time so different from our own that it doesn't seem real. We wear cross necklaces yet a cross is not something that is part of our current world. It's easy to put bible stories in a similar category as fairy tales despite our best intentions to feel their reality.
This book helps to bridge that gap of understanding by uncovering the historical view of the story of Jesus. It exposes just how opposite of glamorous his birth was, how the marriage customs truly worked then and how the time of his conception marred the reputations of his parents, how the laws truly worked back then and so much more. By the end you begin to see a real life picture that you can relate to. Israel becomes a real place and not a magical land far far away.
Through out this book I discovered answers to questions I didn't even realize I had.
Jesus: The Greatest Life of All is a must read. It really is a history lesson worth experiencing!
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