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Jesus' Public Relations Slogan: ...My Works Testify of Me |  | Author: Daniel Charles
Publisher: Eloquent Books
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
Pages: 416
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 1.1
ISBN: 1934925667
Dewey Decimal Number: 226
EAN: 9781934925669
ASIN: 1934925667
Publication Date: December 23, 2008
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Product Description
We live in an era where the Bible (i.e., Christianity) is under tremendous attack, and its teachings seen by some as outdated, the subjective and creative product of men's mind from a distant time, impractical, and irrelevant in today's society. One needs to look only at the claimsmade in the book "The Da Vinci Code" and that made by those who allege to have found the bones of Jesus in a tomb in Jerusalem to get a glimpse of this reality. A number of these attacks or criticisms are so outlandish and baseless that to mention them would be a waste of ink. Some of these assaults on Christianity, when looked at closely, appear retaliatory in nature, fictitious, figments of their authors' imagination, but masquerading as non-fiction or scholarly works. Since its birth in the first century of our era, Christianity has been the target of countless of attacks, under various forms. Many more will come as the days of the history of this world dwindle down. Such is the fate of Christianity. However, it has and will withstand them, even though there will be many "casualties" along the way (those who lose their faith, or have been barred from it as a result of these attacks). Science, in many circles, has silenced and supplanted Scriptures. Many who look to the Bible as authoritative on contemporary moral and social issues are at times regarded as religious fanatics and irrational. Yet, it is on those same "questionable" biblical texts that Jesus himself stakes all of his claims and the future of his kingdom. It is within the pages of this "suspicious" book one can find the evidence for his claims. It is these very ancient texts that are central for faith (Jn 5:39). It is to this book that Jesus asks all to look into in order to see the picture of himself that he went to great lengths to leave behind. It is this book that contains a record of his works, of which he is eternally proud, and confidently stated, "...For the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me" (v. 36) To many of the unbelieving Jews of Jerusalem, he restated this notion, "I told you, and ye believe not: the works that I do in my father's name, they bear witness of me" (10:25). His public relations reply to John the Baptist's disciples was only a modification of that given to the religious leaders, "Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard..." (Lk 7:22).
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Good For Devotional Reading September 6, 2009
J. Olds (Indiana)
I really didn't know what to expect with this one. A little known author from a little known publisher talking about the most talked about book in history. With all the big name theologians and speakers and authors out there, it is oftentimes hard to find and easy to miss books like this. And that's really too bad, because Daniel Charles has written a very solid commentary on the life of Jesus that concentrates with what Jesus did. His numerous references show that he is not only speaking his thoughts, but is backing it up with corroborating evidence from experts in the field.
Charles sets his book up as a series of essays, each drawing off a certain point in the Gospels. Because of this, ...My Works Testify of Me makes for a great daily devotional reader, which is how I would recommend reading it. That pace would take you through a two month journey through the Gospels.
Perhaps the best aspect of this book is the maps contained at the end of each section that details the path of Jesus' itinerant ministry as seen through the eyes of that particular Gospel. My only real criticism comes from a minor annoyance. Where is the book summary on the back page? Instead of a summary, we get a snippet of the foreward. I would have preferred that the back cover provided some sort of synopsis. And I only say because when I go out to a bookstore to buy a book, I read the back cover to see if it's interesting and to get an overview of what the book is about. I think, just from a marketing end, a synopsis would have been better.
Overall, Mr. Charles has put together a solid piece of work. Quite the enjoyable read. I recommend it to those wanting to dig a bit deeper into the Gospels.
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