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A Portrait of Jesus

by Joseph F. Girzone
Raymond Todd
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There are countless paths to follow when seeking spiritual guidance, but thousands of years of theology and religion cannot replace the premier example that Jesus himself set for us. In A Portrait of Jesus, bestselling writer Joseph Girzone recaptures the truth of Jesus that is presented to us in the Gospels and gives a compelling vision of the person Jesus' contemporaries must have known.

Girzone seeks to personify Christ in the minds of readers by asking some simple questions: "What did people see in Jesus as He walked down the street? How did He approach others and what would these people take away from meeting Him? What do His actions tell us about how we can live our lives today?"

Girzone's empowering and loving understanding of the heart of Christianity will make this another groundbreaking classic in the tradition of his other works, Joshua and Never Alone.

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  • Release date

    April 14, 2009

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781481548120
      • File size: 148577 KB
      • Duration: 05:09:32

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Girzone, a retired Catholic priest and popular religious writer and speaker, presents his view of Jesus. The Jesus he describes is one that is very human and compassionate. Indeed, He is someone most anyone would want to know. Girzone's attempt to show us how nondoctrinal Jesus is comes across as somewhat doctrinaire, however. Raymond Todd's narration brings out this winsome Jesus quite well. His voice is warm and soft, without being soporific. He moves easily through the text and, although the text is sometimes repetitious, this performance is not. M.T.F. (c) AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 31, 1998
      Popular novelist Girzone (Joshua) uses his considerable storytelling skills in an imaginative retelling of the Gospel stories. Girzone opens his account of the itinerant preacher Jesus by asking the question, "What did people see in Jesus?" According to Girzone, Jesus was not a holy man who went "around Nazareth asking everyone if they were saved, and forcing religion" on them. Rather, according to Girzone, Jesus was popular simply because he understood human shortcomings, didn't judge people because of their flaws and accepted them on their own terms. In short, Girzone argues, people saw in Jesus a beautifully balanced human being with a sense of humor. Girzone examines the way that Jesus approached others and what Jesus' actions tell us about how we can live our lives today, arguing that there is an earthy quality in Jesus' spirituality. Girzone's Jesus was a warm, personable and understanding man who, with a nod and a wink to human foibles, succeeded in balancing the needs of humanity with the demands of divinity. Yet, despite Girzone's sincere wish to bring Christians into deeper intimacy with Jesus, his gentle, holy fool of a Messiah will leave others shaking their heads in disbelief at such a naive, watered-down portrait of Jesus.

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