Jesús

Christianity depends on the belief that the historical Jesus is identical with the Christ of faith, and that God, in the person of Jesus, intervened ultimately and decisively in human history. But is the historical Jesus the same as the saving Christ?. And how did an obscure provincial religion based on the paradox of a crucified savior conquer the Roman Empire and outlive it? Jesus, an illustrated guide, confronts these enigmas. He situates Jesus in his time perspective: within Judaism and the expectations of a messiah, in the atmosphere of Greek philosophy and the Roman deification of emperors. He traces the development of Christianity from Saint Paul to the Romanization of the Church, to modern liberation theology. This book is lucid and exciting research that will appeal to all readers, whether they are Christians or not.