| Jesus of Nazareth | |
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Front cover of paper back edition |
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| Author(s) | Pope Benedict XVI |
| Cover artist | Jean Traina |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English (translated from German) |
| Subject(s) | Christology, Theology |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Publication date | May 15, 2007 |
| Media type | Print, ebook, audiobook |
| Pages | 355 |
| ISBN | 0385523416 |
| OCLC Number | 166254996 |
| Followed by | Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week: From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection |
Jesus of Nazareth is the first volume in Pope Benedict XVI's planned three-volume meditation on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The first book authored by Benedict since his ascension to the papacy, it was published by Doubleday in 2007.
In the book's introduction, the pope explicitly states that the treatise is in "no way an exercise of the magisterium," but rather an "expression of his personal search for the face of the Lord."
Jesus of Nazareth's ten chapters cover the bulk of Jesus' public ministry, encompassing subjects and events such as Christ's baptism at the hands of John the Baptist, the Sermon on the Mount, the meaning of the parables, the Calling of the Twelve, the Confession of Peter, and the Transfiguration. The book stops short of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem and subsequent Passion and Resurrection, which are to be the primary topics of the second volume, Jesus of Nazareth: Part Two, Holy Week: From the Entrance Into Jerusalem To The Resurrection, was published on March 15, 2011. A third volume is expected to cover Christ's childhood [1].
Chapter One: The Baptism of Jesus
Chapter Two: The Temptation of Jesus
Chapter Three: The Gospel of the Kingdom of God
Chapter Four: The Sermon on the Mount
Chapter Five: The Lord's Prayer
Chapter Six: The Disciples
Chapter Seven: The Message of the Parables
Chapter Eight: The Principal Images of John's Gospel
Chapter Nine: Two Milestones on Jesus' Way: Peter's Confession and the Transfiguration
Chapter Ten: Jesus Declares His Identity