02691nam a2200493Ii 4500 ocn893439626 OCoLC 20200709060241.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 141020s2010 tnu o 000 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T 9781426700286 1426700288 9781426720048 electronic bk. 1426720041 electronic bk. (OCoLC)893439626 857534 (N$T) BT203 .W53 2010 REL 067040 bisacsh 232/.8 23 N$TA Willimon, William H. Why Jesus? / William H. Willimon. Nashville : Abingdon Press, [2010] ©2010 1 online resource (xiv, 137 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Vagabond -- Peacemaker -- Storyteller -- Party person -- Preacher -- Magician -- Home wrecker -- Savior -- Sovereign -- Lover -- Delegator -- Body. No figure in history has received more attention, and been less understood, than Jesus of Nazareth. Much of what has been written recently portrays Jesus as a vaguely kind and friendly person whose message sometimes pleases but never challenges believers. People might even be tempted to ask "Why all the fuss? What here is worth devoting my life to?" Very little about that Jesus is worth it, says Will Willimon. Yet there is another Jesus, the mysterious preacher from Nazareth who continues to invite men and women to claim the true meaning of their lives by giving their lives away in service to God and others. This Jesus continues to fascinate and compel us, in spite of all the attempts to domesticate his message and put distance between us and the call to follow. In his radical teachings, his self-sacrificial death, and his liberating life beyond death, this Jesus teaches and shows us the true meaning and purpose of our own lives. Print version record. Jesus Christ Person and offices. Jesus Christ. fast (OCoLC)fst00040116 Christology. fast (OCoLC)fst01352288 RELIGION / Christian Theology / Christology bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Willimon, William H. Why Jesus? 9781426700286 (DLC) 2010029680 (OCoLC)609530481 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=857534 EBSCOhost EBSC 857534 cpp6067 02 N$T 55581 55581