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Well, what can I say? My brother is Jesus! My life was very interesting growing up. People were always trying to impress him. Growing up I heard people ask him some of the smartest and dumbest questions. I also got to see how my brother changed many lives. Yeah my brother is amazing and I loved my brother growing up. Well, most of the time......Ugh....There was a period where me and Him had issues. Buy Now
No matter what we would make of Jesus, says Schalom Ben-Chorin, he was first a Jewish man in a Jewish land. Brother Jesus leads us through the twists and turns of history to reveal the figure who extends a "brotherly hand" to the author as a fellow Jew. Ben-Chorin's reach is astounding as he moves easily between literature, law, etymology, psychology, and theology to recover "Jesus' picture from the Christian overpainting." A commanding scholar of the historical Jesus who also devoted his life to widening Jewish-Christian dialogue, Ben-Chorin ranges across such events as the wedding at Cana, the Last Supper, and the crucifixion to reveal, in contemporary Christianity, traces of the Jewish codes and customs in which Jesus was immersed. Not only do we see how and why these events also resonate with Jews, but we are brought closer to Christianity in its primitive state: radical, directionless, even pagan. Early in his book, Ben-Chorin writes, "the belief of Jesus unifies us, but the belief in Jesus divides us." It is the kind of paradox from which arise endless questions or, as Ben-Chorin would have it, endless opportunities for Jews and Christians to come together for meaningful, mutual discovery.
The Brother of Jesus and the Lost Teachings of Christianity by Jeffrey J. Bütz Pdf
Reveals the true role of James, the brother of Jesus, in early Christianity • Uses evidence from the canonical Gospels, apocryphal texts, and the writings of the Church Fathers to reveal the teachings of Jesus as transmitted to his chosen successor: James • Demonstrates how the core message in the teachings of Jesus is an expansion not a repudiation of the Jewish religion • Shows how James can serve as a bridge between Christianity, Judaism, and Islam James has been a subject of controversy since the founding of the Church. Evidence that Jesus had siblings contradicts Church dogma on the virgin birth, and James is also a symbol of Christian teachings that have been obscured. While Peter is traditionally thought of as the leader of the apostles and the “rock” on which Jesus built his church, Jeffrey Bütz shows that it was James who led the disciples after the crucifixion. It was James, not Peter, who guided them through the Church's first major theological crisis--Paul's interpretation of the teachings of Jesus. Using the canonical Gospels, writings of the Church Fathers, and apocryphal texts, Bütz argues that James is the most overlooked figure in the history of the Church. He shows how the core teachings of Jesus are firmly rooted in Hebraic tradition; reveals the bitter battles between James and Paul for ideological supremacy in the early Church; and explains how Paul's interpretations, which became the foundation of the Church, are in many ways its betrayal. Bütz reveals a picture of Christianity and the true meaning of Christ's message that are sometimes at odds with established Christian doctrine and concludes that James can serve as a desperately needed missing link between Christianity, Judaism, and Islam to heal the wounds of centuries of enmity.
James the Brother of Jesus by Robert H. Eisenman Pdf
James was a vegetarian, wore only linen clothing, bathed daily at dawn in cold water, and was a life-long Nazirite. In this profound and provocative work of scholarly detection, eminent biblical scholar Robert Eisenman introduces a startling theory about the identity of James—the brother of Jesus, who was almost entirely marginalized in the New Testament. Drawing on long-overlooked early Church texts and the Dead Sea Scrolls, Eisenman reveals in this groundbreaking exploration that James, not Peter, was the real successor to the movement we now call "Christianity." In an argument with enormous implications, Eisenman identifies Paul as deeply compromised by Roman contacts. James is presented as not simply the leader of Christianity of his day, but the popular Jewish leader of his time, whose death triggered the Uprising against Rome—a fact that creative rewriting of early Church documents has obscured. Eisenman reveals that characters such as "Judas Iscariot" and "the Apostle James" did not exist as such. In delineating the deliberate falsifications in New Testament dcouments, Eisenman shows how—as James was written out—anti-Semitism was written in. By rescuing James from the oblivion into which he was cast, the final conclusion of James the Brother of Jesus is, in the words of The Jerusalem Post, "apocalyptic" —who and whatever James was, so was Jesus.
Jesus, My Brother, is a story that covers the hidden years of Jesus. Perfect in the spiritual sense, he might appear imperfect in the human sense. He is a normal youth. His views, for his time, are heretical but familiar to the student of the Bible. Mary remains a virgin, and like Jesus is perfect. Jesus is the only child born to Mary and Joseph, while the remainder of her children, mostly cousins, have been adopted. Her husband Joseph, on the other hand, who loves his mug of wine, is quite imperfect. His other four sons, especially Jude, also have their share of sins. Jude notes Jesus' divinity but also his humanity. As the youngest son, he is the most incorrigible of Jesus' brothers and yet is, like Jesus, also touched by God. He is blessed with an almost perfect memory, which will serve him later as a disciple and chronicler of Jesus' life. Jesus' resurrection of a dead sparrow opens the floodgates of the knowledge of his powers and growing awareness of who he is. On the day Jesus performed his first miracle by bringing a dead sparrow back to life, the truth of his divinity, kept secret for so long, flew heavenward on the wings of that tiny bird. Following the miracles' impact upon his family, is Jude's account of Jesus' childhood and his own adventures in the hills of Nazareth with friends Michael, Uriah, and Nehemiah. His encounters with the Romans guarding his town make him bored with his childhood. Already the conflict has been instilled in Jude between his tradition and Rome. His mischievous friend Michael introduces him into temptations of daring-do and treasure-hunting, always counterbalanced by Jesus, his oldest brother's, counsel of temperance, which only makes Jude rebel that much more. Jude's discovery of the folk his people call the Evil Ones and the impact of this discovery upon his family is but one of the many exploits tempting him away from convention, and yet Jude is drawn gradually, by Jesus in word and deed, into awareness of just who his oldest brother might be. Jesus, My Brother is the retelling of an oft told tale, through the eyes of Jude, youngest brother of Jesus: the early years, the hidden years, and his first miracles.
James, Brother of Jesus by Pierre-Antoine Bernheim Pdf
A shadowy and mysterious figure from the earliest history of the church who presents problems for the doctrine of the perpetual virginity of Mary and the apostolic succession. This investigation into his life and rôle makes fascinating reading.
The Brother of Jesus by Bruce Chilton,Jacob Neusner Pdf
James the Just was, in the time between Jesus' resurrection and James's death, the most prominent and widely respected leader in Christendom. These essays by eight renowned scholars address such issues as the Jewish context of the early church, the person of James, his literary message and mission, and James in relation to Peter and Paul.
The story of Blessed Mother Teresa—who has been called the most revered and the most powerful woman of the past century—is simply an extraordinary love story. Jesus Christ was her beloved and the center of her entire life. Each of the seventeen meditations in this book is meant to encourage readers to experience Jesus by learning how Mother Teresa herself experienced Jesus.This newly revised and expanded edition of Praying with Mother Teresa covers the main themes of her unique spirituality, which focused on seeing her beloved Christ in all she met, especially in the poorest of the poor. Each meditation includes an opening and closing prayer, biographical information about her life, words from Mother Teresa and Scripture, and questions for reflection. As readers pray through each meditation, they will be inspired by their own experience of Jesus to shine with his light, as Mother Teresa did, to all whom they encounter each day.
Jesus, the Brother of James and Jude, and the Savior of the World by Janine Kredell Pdf
What did Lazarus do after he came out of the tomb? What happened to Peter after he denied his best friend and Savior after the rooster crowed twice? Did Mary, the mother of Jesus, ever talk about Jesus as a baby to anyone? When did the brothers of Jesus realize he was their Lord and Savior? Why was Mary Magdalene at the tomb? What happened to the donkeys from the book What Sarah Saw? Jesus, the Brother of James and Jude, the Savior of the World, attempts to answer these questions. It is my hope you think about the last days of Jesus' life on Earth and look in the Bible for answers to all your questions. "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."