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Average Rating:  out of 170 Reviews
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Price: $14.99
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Sale: $7.75
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Manufacturer: Zondervan
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UPC (Universal Product Code): 025986219239
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EAN (European Article Number): 9780310219231
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Philip Yancey
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Publisher: Zondervan
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Dewey Decimal Number: 232
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Publication Date: 2002-02-01
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Reading Level: 304
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Description: An old adage says, "God created man in His own image and man has been returning the favor ever since." Philip Yancey realized that despite a lifetime attending Sunday school topped off by a Bible college education, he really had no idea who Jesus was. In fact, he found himself further and further removed from the person of Jesus, distracted instead by flannel-graph figures and intellectual inspection. He determined to use his journalistic talents to approach Jesus, in the context of time, within the framework of history. In The Jesus I Never Knew, Yancey explores the life of Jesus, as he explains, "'from below,' to grasp as best I can what it must have been like to observe in person the extraordinary events unfolding in Galilee and Judea" as Jesus traveled and taught. Yancey examines three fundamental questions: who Jesus was, why he came, and what he left behind. Step by step, scene by scene, Yancey probes the culture into which Jesus was born and grew to adulthood; his character and mission; his teachings and miracles; his legacy--not just as history has told it, but as he himself intended it to be. Yancey is not alone in his examination of the "real" Jesus. Publishing today is replete with writers committed to setting the story "straight,quot; joining countless others who, over the past 2,000 years, have determined to discover the truth about Jesus. But where others would deconstruct and discount, Yancey disarms and discloses. We become colleagues with him as he examines the accounts of the life of Jesus. And among the things that we discover is that Jesus himself leaves us few options: either he was who he said he was or he was nuts. Philip Yancey was awarded the Gold Medallion Christian Book of the Year award for this book in 1996 by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. It's not the first, nor the last, award Yancey has won for his writing. But the writing is not necessarily the great gift of this book. Yancey allows the reader to discover, along with him, The Jesus I Never Knew. --Patricia Klein
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Customer Reviews
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Review Summary: Writings Outside the Canon Can Be Useful |
Date: 2008-09-24 |
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Details: So far, with the exception of a Children's Bible and the Bible itself, this is the only theological book I've ever read. I had the idea that rather than read various books ABOUT the Bible, why not just read the accepted Baptist canon over and over? I fancied my method as somewhat lazy and sneaky and thought I had mastered it enough to continue it indefinitely until my Bible study class said we were going to read "The Jesus I Never Knew."
In my mind I thought, "Darn, isn't reading the Bible ENOUGH? Look how big it is! How much more do you need? Just read a chapter of this one book a day, meditate on it, and you're all set." Maybe this is true. I'm not sure. But certainly additional reading doesn't hurt as long as it doesn't stray too far away from the Bible's message. I feel that Yancey's book stays close to the Bible, and it provides some useful insight that unimaginiative persons like myself probably won't consider by sticking to the Bible alone.
I must say that I'm impressed with Yancey's zeal. I'm wondering how many hours he spent thinking about Christianity to come up with his ideas. Also his honesty is impressive. He admits he has his occassional doubts about his religion, and sometimes struggles with lust. I believe most all Christians are battling similar devilish ideas in some form or other but are far too ashamed to admit it. It makes us look weak, which we are. Takes a big man to put faults like that in print.
I think what Yancey really showed me was that Jesus didn't really care who ran the government. He didn't try to turn the disciples into political figures who would make laws to mandate values of cleanliness. He knew that no matter WHO was controlling the government, he could get people to believe. I think the main point here is Christians aren't the morals police for the entire world. They can tell believers how to behave like Christians of course, but they pretty much have to leave non-believers alone. Non-believers don't have to act like Christians if they don't want to. However, if we get to vote on laws we want to have for everyone in our country, I'd like to vote against anti-Christian stuff, thank you very much. Of course, I might end up breaking the very laws I vote for, but oh well.
I think another point Yancey made was that even though Jesus probably had long hair, a lot of Christian schools only allow the clean-cut look. I don't think there's anything in the Bible saying long hair is sinful, but lots of folks no doubt are convinced that long hair is a sure sign of a secular lifestyle. I like my hair short of course.
Yancey makes a lot of good points showing how the church strays from its original intention in many ways. The thing he DOESN'T mention that he probably should have mentioned is that many, many non-christians are working for altruistic causes like feeding the homeless and doing cancer-fighting fundraisers and stuff. This REALLY makes Christians look outdated. How can Christians argue that people who are visiting the sick, feeding the poor, clothing the naked, and what-not, just like Jesus did, are not going to heaven? I think we need to be careful with our words, especially when we don't do stuff like that. When I see all these volunteers doing stuff I don't do, I feel like that tax-collector who prayed, "God, have mercy on me, a sinner."
As long as I honestly believe I'm a sinner who needs God's mercy, I have faith that his wonderful plan of grace will deliver it. This is what I believed before reading Yancey's work, and Yancey's work has reinforced my belief. Jesus died to forgive sins. Sure God loves it when people are good to others, but he also loves when people are humble, and you can't admit you're a sinner without a little humbleness. Yancey is quite humble himself throughout this book with his honesty, and seems like a genuinely nice guy.
Notice how little I mentioned Jesus in this review. Twice maybe. Although the book follows the life of Jesus very well, it contains a lot of other stuff that's well worth considering. It's not just a reprint of the gospels. I recommend it to get some new viewpoints, but I still think if you read the Bible without reading any other books about Christianity, you're no worse off.
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Review Summary: A new view |
Date: 2008-08-29 |
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Details: Yancey is a fabulous writer. This book made me think long and hard at how do I view Jesus. Yancey does a good job of pointing out things in a way everyone can understand. |
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Review Summary: SAVED BY THE JESUS I NEVER KNEW BOOK!!! |
Date: 2008-08-23 |
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Details: I READ THE JESUS I NEVER KNEW BOOK OVER 10 YEARS AGO, AND FOUND OUT THAT WHAT I HAD THOUGHT I KNEW ABOUT JESUS WAS NOT WHAT I NEEDED TO KNOW TO SAVE MY SOUL. I HAD GONE TO CHURCH ON AND OFF MY WHOLE LIFE AND THOUGHT I WAS SAVED AND WOULD GO TO HEAVEN WHEN I DIE.
BUT DURING A FLOOD IN FEB 1997 MY FAMILY AND I WITH ANOTHER FAMILY STAYED IN MY RV IN THE MOUNTAINS TO KEEP DRY. I SAW THE BOOK THE JESUS I NEVER KNEW IN A YARD SALE FOR FREE AND PICKED IT UP TO READ WHILE WE WERE ALL WAITTING FOR THE FLOOD WATERS TO GO DOWN SO WE COULD MOVE BACK HOME. AFTER READING THE 1ST. PAGE I COULD NOT PUT THE BOOK DOWN UNTIL I READ THE WHOLE BOOK. MY THOUGHTS WERE ALL OVER THE PLACE AND MADE ME THINK ABOUT MY FAMILY AND WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE HAD DIED IN THE FLOOD. I THEN TOOK A WEEK AND READ THE WHOLE BIBLE AND TALKED TO MY PASTOR AND OTHER PASTOR'S DURING THAT TIME.
I WANTED TO BE SAVED AND BECOME BORN AGAIN SO I COULD BE WITH JESUS. I HAD OPEN MY HEART UP AND ASK JESUS TO COME INTO MY LIFE AND DID STUDIES AT MY CHURCH WHILE WAITTING TO BE BORN AGAIN DURING A SPECIAL TIME WHEN MY CHURCH MEMBERS WERE SAVED TOGETHER THAT HAD FOUND CHRIST IN THERE HEARTS AND KNEW HE WAS THE ONLY WAY TO GET TO HEAVEN WHERE WE WOULD BE WAITTING FOR THE SECOND COMMING OF CHRIST, SO WE COULD BE WITH GOD ON THE NEW EARTH WHEN IT WAS TIME.
SO I AM NOW BORN AGAIN AND AM ALWAYS WITH JESUS WHO IS PART OF ME.
AFTER ALL OF THIS HAD TAKEN PLACE I FOUND OUT THE I WAS ILL WITH PPH. NO TREATMENT AT THE TIME AND MOST PEOPLE DIED WITH-IN TWO TO FIVE YEARS WHO HAD PPH. IT HAS BEEN 10 YEARS NOW AND WITHOUT MY FAITH I WOULD HAVE DIED A LONG TIME AGO. MY DOCTOR HAS TOLD ME I HAVE NO MORE THAN SIX MONTHS LEFT TO LIVE AND COULD DIE AT ANY TIME NOW. BUT I SMILE AND STAY HAPPY BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN THE TIME COMES I WILL BE WITH SOME OF MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE ME.
MOST PEOPLE DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I AM ALWAYS HAPPY AND HAVE A SMILE AND TRY TO HELP OTHERS AS MUCH AS I CAN. THEY KNOW THE PAIN I AM IN AND THAT I AM IN BED 24/7, BUT I HAVE A PHONE AND A COMPUTER, SO I CAN TELL EVERY BODY I REACH TO READ THE BOOK " THE JESUS I NEVER KNEW". MOST HAVE COME BACK TO SEE ME AND TO THANK ME FOR SAVING THERE LIVES BY SHOWING THEM THE WAY. |
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Review Summary: Typical delusional Christian apologist in action ... yuckie! |
Date: 2008-07-30 |
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Details: Philip Yancey is a good if wordy author, and one can't help but admire a dude for making a decent living by churning out book after book on a subject that obviously means a great deal to him. Unfortunately, Mr. Yancey has only spewed out another in a "great flood" of such embarrassing works that have cluttered the world during the past several hundred years. Jesus was slumming when he came to Planet Earth, and he happily taught that the next world would be oh-so-much better than what was to be found here. With that I concur. Too bad his wanna-be followers don't follow His teachings: give all of your belongings to the poor, turn the other cheek (literally!), pray alone, be utterly humble, etc. etc. etc. I followed this up by rereading Nietzsche's THE ANTICHRIST (a misnomer, to be sure, since Nietzsche actually admired Jesus but certainly not His confused followers), and soon felt much better! Recommend you do the same. All this said ... LONG LIVE FREEDOM OF RELIGION and MAY ALL THE GODS OF THE UNIVERSE BLESS OUR SILLY LITTLE PLANET!
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Review Summary: The Icon becomes human |
Date: 2008-07-24 |
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Details: As a recently saved sinner, or, as Joyce Meyer refers to us, "baby Christians", one of the difficulties I have encountered was coming up with a sense of the real-life-as-it-was-then aspects of the Gospel. Jesus was more of an idea, a paper-doll-like figure, than a real emotion beset human. Philip Yancey got my frequently misty eyes to see a truly devine, but fully human man that I can understand and willingly follow, or, at least, attempt to follow. I will read more Yancey....soon! |
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