Spectator's Guide To Jesus

A Spectator's Guide to Jesus - an Introduction to the Man from Nazareth is true to its title. It is neither a sceptical tirade nor an evangelistic tract. It is rather a popular-level historical introduction to the life and teaching of Jesus written for the average "spectator" rather than the academic or religious believer. Dr John Dickson, award-winning author of A Spectator's Guide to World Religions (ISBN 192 093 5428), takes readers through the historical data to reveal a figure who will surprise both the religious and the not-so-religious. Dr Dickson's Jesus is neither "left-wing" nor "right-wing"; in fact, it is clear that the Jesus of history transcended these simplistic modern categories. In his foreword to A Spectator's Guide to Jesus, Peter Garrett MP says: "It is too obvious to say that the figure of Jesus has intrigued, absorbed and inspired devotion in millions of people through the ages but central to the figure of Jesus is the simple fact - devoid of national, religious or cultural clothing - of universal fascination with the teacher from Galilee." If you have ever wondered how a crucified Palestinian peasant could end up winning the allegiance of 2 billion confessed Christians today, this book will provide some of the answers.