Total items:
View Basket
Peter S. Williams brings a philosopher's perspective to the quest for the historical Jesus and argues that understanding the spirituality of Jesus is the path to our own spiritual enlightenment. He takes issue with the 'new-atheist' discussions of faith and historical Jesus studies before guiding readers through a cumulative case for the Christian understanding of Jesus. As well as investigating the historical reliability of the New Testament Gospels in light of the philosophy of testimony, Williams elaborates five 'ways' to understanding Jesus that stem from Jesus and his earliest disciples: (1) Jesus' Self-Centred Teaching, (2) Jesus' Dynamic Deeds, (3) Jesus' Resurrection, (4) Jesus and Fulfilled Prophesy and (5) Jesus and Contemporary Experience. Understanding Jesus helps readers to make their own informed response to the historical Jesus.
'Williams gathers diverse strands of apologetic argument to present them afresh in contemporary context. With an eye to the alternatives, he drives his cumulative case home with intellectual verve. This book is a challenge to disbelief, and encourages renewed confidence in understanding the reality of Jesus today.'
Anna Robbins, Vice Principal and Senior Lecturer in Theology and Contemporary Culture, London School of Theology.
Peter S. Williams is a Christian Philosopher and apologist. He is an Assistant Professor in Communication & Worldviews, Gimlekollen School of Journalism and Collunication, Kristiansand, Norway.