A Long Walk With Jesus: Commentary on the Gospels - Paperback

by James Christian Phd (Author)

Following Jesus from the banks of the Jordan River to the Sea of Galilee, hearing His words from the villages and simple synagogues of rural Palestine to the grand Temple of Jerusalem, A Long Walk With Jesus illuminates the core of God's message to the world, that the exclusionary, ritual purity system of the Pharisees and Sadducees does not lead to the kingdom of God. The road to peace and harmony is the inclusionary path of compassion and justice that Jesus taught. Written as a single story line, A Long Walk With Jesus is a reader-friendly recounting of Jesus' earthly ministry from His baptism to His ascension. Along the way, readers come to appreciate more fully the meaning of the parables, examined in the historical context in which Jesus taught--the subsistence economy of Roman Palestine, the corruption of the priesthood, the oppression of the Roman occupation. A Long Walk With Jesus addresses many of the controversial questions of the Gospels--Jesus' ministry to the Gentiles, the End of the Age, the distinction of the Gospel of John from the Synoptic Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, Jesus' death as a substitutionary sacrifice.

Author Biography

James Christian holds BA, MA and PhD degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and has been a social science research scholar and full professor at Iowa State University, the University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University and the University of the Incarnate Word. He has been a leader of one of the largest Stephen Ministries in the San Antonio region, responsible for the training and continuing education of Stephen Ministers. He has taught courses on Jesus' Parables, the Twelve Apostles and the Apostle Paul. He has worked and traveled extensively in the Middle East, published two books, chapters in books, numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals, magazines, papers in conference proceedings. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and is listed in Who's Who in America.