Jesus on Trial - Hardcover

Boice, James Montgomery; Ryken, Philip Graham

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1581344015 ISBN 13: 9781581344011

Publisher: Crossway Books, 2002

Synopsis

Providing crucial details about the law in Jesus time and how it compares to our own legal system, two respected pastors give careful attention to each stage of the judicial process Jesus endured. As you hear the evidence and weigh the testimony against him, you will find yourself drawn into the role of a juror. You ll gain a deeper understanding of Jesus and what it meant for him to claim that he was Christ, the Son of the Blessed One. And as you are riveted by the hows and whys of the jury findings, you will develop a new perspective on how and why Christ died for you.

About this title

About the Author:

Philip Graham Ryken is president of Wheaton College. He is Bible teacher for the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, speaking nationally on the radio program Every Last Word. Dr. Ryken was educated at Wheaton College, Westminster Theological Seminary, and the University of Oxford, where he received his doctorate in historical theology. He and his wife, Lisa, have five children.

James Montgomery Boice (BA, Harvard; BD, Princeton; ThD, University of Basel) was the pastor of historic Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although he died in 2000, he can still be heard today on the radio ministry The Bible Study Hour.

From Publishers Weekly:

In a culture hooked on John Grisham novels and Court TV, it's only natural that American readers would want to know more about one of the most obscure trials in human history that of Jesus of Nazareth. Ryken and Boice indulge in some hyperbole concerning the trial's importance in its own day, but they offer important clarifications and interpretive suggestions for understanding how it played out. It was not, they say, simply a kangaroo court, though there was a conspiracy to arrest and execute Jesus. The authors' theological messages can sometimes be overbearing; for example, they repeatedly hammer home the idea that Jesus' trial demonstrates how all human beings are both judges and defendants.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Crossway Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1581344015
• ISBN 13: 9781581344011
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 125