Life of Christ [Hardcover]

Life of Christ bridges the gap between commentaries and devotional accounts of Christs ministry. Applying the requisite analytical tools, it addresses the question, is His life worth studying?Life of Christ bridges the gap between commentaries and devotional accounts of Christs ministry. Applying the requisite analytical tools, it addresses the question, is His life worth studying? The Resurrection event would confirm it is, as would the Gospel miracle accountsneither of which, Geis argues, skeptical response disproves. Salvation history necessitates the reality of Marys virginity, which the author develops lexically and theologically. Jesus teachings and parables bring out a Christ Whose moral precepts are rooted in His Divinity and not in western philosophic nostrums. Geis discussion of Christ on marriage and His commandment of love sharpens this observation with lexical application. He also addresses the inconsistent objectives and circular reasoning of various exegetical schools, which have no place in a study of the Gospels.Table of ContentsPREFACECORPUS VERUMFROM THE BEGINNINGJERUSALEMTHE BIRTH OF CHRISTFLIGHTTHE HIDDEN YEARSGALILEETHE PUBLIC MINISTRY BEGINSCHRIST IN THE DESERTTWELVEMIRACLES AND SKEPTICISMMIRACLES AND ANIMOSITIESMIRACLES FROM FAITH AND FORGIVENESSMIRACLES AND PRAYERRAISING THE DEADTHE SERMON ON THE MOUNTPARABLES OF THE EARTHPARABLES AND WEALTHPARABLES AND FAMILYPARABLES OF COIN AND TREASUREPARABLES OF THE RIGHTEOUSWHAT HE ALSO TAUGHTPILATE AND CAIAPHASTHE OPPOSITION GATHERSTHE LAST PASSOVERVERDICT WITHOUT TRIALMURDERED ON A CROSSRESURRECTION AND EVIDENCENOTESTEXTS FROM THE CANONINDEXABOUT THE AUTHORRobert Geis has published works on the philosophy of God, scriptural exegesis, Christology, human immortality, issues of ethics, and the history of the primacy question in the Eastern and Western rite. He is a Prelate Protosyncellus in the Eastern Church.