Wilson Deaton
April 19th, 2010, 01:32 AM
An older work that is still very much worth reading.
While the book is biographical, it’s not simply a biography. It’s biographical in the sense that it tells true stories about the subject (in this case, Jesus of Nazareth) including some family history, some things that he said, and some things that he did. However, this work differs from an ordinary biography in some key ways.
First of all, it simply leaves out vast amounts of information about Jesus. Specifically, it leaves out all the material from when Jesus was just a young child and then picks up the story when he was about thirty years-old.
Secondly, the author isn’t interested in simply telling what happened, but is rather intent on demonstrating that what happened had reason and purpose. Matthew goes so far as to indicate that many of these events were the fulfillment of ancient prophecies.
Thirdly, a thorough reading reveals that this is not an unbiased accounting of someone’s life, but rather a telling in which the choice of content was motivated by the author's agenda—like of that of another book in this genre—of demonstrating that Jesus is the Son of God and that by believing, the reader may eternal life.
The book is 28 chapters long but don’t let that scare you off, as these chapters are extremely short chapters.
In terms of "plot" I don’t want spoil it for anyone so I’ll just say that the book has an amazing surprise ending!
This is one of my all-time favorite books and I rate it as a MUST READ.
(Special Note: While not impossible, it is hard to find this book bound by itself. It is most often distributed in a bound set of either 26 or 65 other books. Also, for those who prefer it, it can be found on-line and is available in a variety of electronic formats.)
Wilson
While the book is biographical, it’s not simply a biography. It’s biographical in the sense that it tells true stories about the subject (in this case, Jesus of Nazareth) including some family history, some things that he said, and some things that he did. However, this work differs from an ordinary biography in some key ways.
First of all, it simply leaves out vast amounts of information about Jesus. Specifically, it leaves out all the material from when Jesus was just a young child and then picks up the story when he was about thirty years-old.
Secondly, the author isn’t interested in simply telling what happened, but is rather intent on demonstrating that what happened had reason and purpose. Matthew goes so far as to indicate that many of these events were the fulfillment of ancient prophecies.
Thirdly, a thorough reading reveals that this is not an unbiased accounting of someone’s life, but rather a telling in which the choice of content was motivated by the author's agenda—like of that of another book in this genre—of demonstrating that Jesus is the Son of God and that by believing, the reader may eternal life.
The book is 28 chapters long but don’t let that scare you off, as these chapters are extremely short chapters.
In terms of "plot" I don’t want spoil it for anyone so I’ll just say that the book has an amazing surprise ending!
This is one of my all-time favorite books and I rate it as a MUST READ.
(Special Note: While not impossible, it is hard to find this book bound by itself. It is most often distributed in a bound set of either 26 or 65 other books. Also, for those who prefer it, it can be found on-line and is available in a variety of electronic formats.)
Wilson