
The REAL JESUS of the FOUR GOSPELS
This work brings together every explicit statement about Jesus found in the four Gospels, laying them side by side so listeners can hear the raw details without interpretive overlay. The author has carefully quoted the King James Version, noting where the accounts agree and where they diverge, especially on matters such as genealogy, conception, and early events in Jesus’ life. Brief explanatory notes accompany the passages, offering historical context while deliberately staying neutral, inviting you to draw your own conclusions about the man behind the stories.
In a second, more contemporary section, the book turns its eye toward the gap between the teachings recorded in the Gospels and the ways those teachings have been lived out by believers over the centuries. The discussion focuses on how these differences have shaped social, political, and economic realities, particularly in America today. Listeners will come away with a clearer picture of the historical Jesus as a human teacher and a thoughtful look at the lasting impact of his message.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (267K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by David Edwards, Paul Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2012-08-08
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
1855–1921
A Minneapolis-born writer and Yale graduate, he is remembered for a careful, plainspoken study of Jesus drawn directly from the four Gospels. His best-known book aims to compare the Gospel accounts closely and avoid sectarian coloring.
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