The Gospel According to Jesus: A New Translation and Guide to His Essential Teachings for Believers and Unbelievers/Pocket Edition - Softcover

Mitchell, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 006095146X ISBN 13: 9780060951467

Publisher: Perennial, 1995

Synopsis

As it examines the real man behind the New Testament image of Jesus, this book presents an immensely provocative and attractive portrait of Jesus as a real person and a great spiritual teacher--an image acceptable to readers of any religion or of no religion. Mitchell is the acclaimed author of Parables and Portraits and has translated the Tao Te Ching and The Book of Job.

About this title

About the Author:

Stephen Mitchell's many books include the bestselling Tao Te Ching, Gilgamesh, and The Second Book of the Tao, as well as The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, The Gospel According to Jesus, Bhagavad Gita, The Book of Job, and Meetings with the Archangel.

From Library Journal:

Following the example of Thomas Jefferson's The Jefferson Bible and modern humanistic scholarship, Mitchell ( Parables and Portraits , HarperCollins, 1990) here examines Jesus as a person. He retains only the passages concerning moral instruction, and therefore considers only Jesus' teachings of unconditional love and forgiveness to be authentic and essential. Mitchell draws parallels from these teachings to modern-day, ancient Hindu, Buddhist, Sufi, and Jewish traditions. His guide is recommended as a good source for studying the religious beliefs of our founding fathers.
- Ravonne A. Green, Emmanuel Coll. Lib., Franklin Springs, Ga.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Perennial
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 006095146X
• ISBN 13: 9780060951467
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160