Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration by Pope Benedict XVI
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Book Reviews of Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration
Book Review: Pope Benedict XVI
Summary: 3 Stars
This was a difficult book to read. I felt I was in the desert, under the water, and in a synagogue all at one time. It was difficult to find reference material. Different versions of the bible were used.Book Review: Tendentious Rubbish
Summary: 1 Stars
Joseph Ratzinger claims to being at least partially reliant on historical New Testament scholarship, and then goes on to simply ignore the consensus that has emerged from the last century of that scholarship.
One simply cannot defend the historicity of the Gospel accounts of Jesus' acts and words and say one is relying on historical scholarship. His heavy reliance on the historicity of the Gospel of John is a clear signal that he is pointedly ignoring mainstream scholarship. And his claim to discover Trinitarian Christology explicit in the words of Jesus is nothing more than apologetics.
Nobody is saying the Pope can't write a book about Catholic theology for Catholics. But the pretense that this somehow relies on historical New Testament scholarship is patently dishonest.
Book Review: Unintelligable to the average reader
Summary: 1 Stars
Based upon the style and the vocabulary used in the book it is best suited for people with a background in theology or biblical studies. The book is unintelligible to the average reader. Further the book is described as "my personal search 'for the face of the Lord'". I found nothing "personal" in the book at all. To me if a book is supposed to be about a "personal search" it should be written in first person and it was not.