Jesus: A Pilgrimage

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James Martin, SJ, gifted storyteller, editor at large of America magazine, popular media commentator, and New York Times bestselling author of The Jesuit Guide to Almost Everything, brings the Gospels to life in Jesus A Pilgrimage, and invites believers and seekers alike to experience Jesus through Scripture, prayer and travel.Combining the fascinating insights of historical Jesus studies with profound spiritual insights about the Christ of faith, Father Martin recreates the world of first century Galilee and Judea to usher you into Jesus s life and times and show readers how Jesus speaks to us today Martin also brings together the most up to date Scripture scholarship, wise spiritual reflections, and lighthearted stories about traveling through the Holy Land with a fellow and funny Jesuit, visiting important sites in the life of Jesus of Nazareth The person at the heart of the Gospels can seem impossibly distant Stories about his astonishing life and ministry clever parables that upended everyone s expectations, incredible healings that convinced even skeptics, nature miracles that dazzled the dumbstruck disciples can seem far removed from our own daily lives, hard to understand, and at times irrelevant But in Jesus you will come to know him as Father Martin knows him Messiah and Savior, as well as friend and brother.Includes 29 pages of notes 6 page bibliography 4 pages of suggested reading 16 page index. Read Jesus: A Pilgrimage Author James Martin – kino-fada.fr This book is partly about the author s travel of visiting sites of the Gospels in Israel, partly about certain parts of Jesus life, and partly about how he relates to both Each chapter has the relevant Gospel part at the end After main text comes reading group questions, notes, and further reading This is a book both for those who have been believers for a while, and for those who have vague or no thoughts about Jesus yet you do get a feeling that the author works to include the minds of th This book is partly about the author s travel of visiting sites of the Gospels in Israel, partly about certain parts of Jesus life, and partly about how he relates to both Each chapter has the relevant Gospel part at the end After main text comes reading group questions, notes, and further reading This is a book both for those who have been believers for a while, and for t...Good Story 83 Scott watches in horror as Julie says, um excuse me, Lord, but he s been in there for three days, I don t think you want to go in there My full review is below I am a fan of Father James Martin s books, especially A Jesuit Off Broadway When Scott chose this book for our next religious book discussion at A Good Story is Hard to Find podcast, I was excited, having been interested since I first saw it mentioned atThis is a much thicker andsubstantive boo Good Story 83 Scott watches in horror as Julie says, um excuse me, Lord, but he s been in there for three days, I don t think you want to go in there My full review is below I am a fan of Father James Martin s books, especially A Jesuit Off Broadway When Scott chos...This was both educational and spiritually uplifting The writing and insights into the scriptures was outstanding I thoroughly enjoyed the way in which the author laid out the book In his words,Each chapter, then, will include some travel narrative, some study of the text, and some spiritual reflection This is all done in a conversational manner Not at all dry He visits a location, describes it as it is today, explains the historical significance of what happened there, and then shares t This was both educational and spiritually uplifting The writing and insights into the scriptures was outstanding I thoroughly enjoyed the way in which the author laid out the book In his words,Each chapter, then, will include some travel narrative, some study of the text, and some spiritual reflection This is all done in a conversational manner Not at all d...Even since Mark Twain first raised the issue in INNOCENTS ABROAD a century and a half ago, there has been a concern among Americans traveling abroad about distinguishing between what is genuine and what are fake concoctions put together by hucksters It s a pleasure to read this account of a two week visit to the Holy Land by an American Jesuit who is well able to tell the difference His motives for visiting Palestine are religious ones He writes, It is to take a look at Jesus as he appears i Even since Mark Twain first raised the issue in INNOCENTS ABROAD a century and a half ago, there has been a concern among Americans traveling abroad about distinguishing between what is genuine and what are fake concoctions put together by hucksters It s a pleasure to read this account of a two week visit to the Holy Land by an American Jesuit who is well able to tell the difference His motives for visiting Palestine are religious ones He writes, It is to take a look at Jesus ...Jesus A Pilgrimage begins with an introduction that clearly lays out what the book is andimportantly, what the book is not I point this out because, I generally go in with preconceived notions of what I expect or want from a book Fr Martin is quick to point out that this book is not a theological discussion on who Jesus is, nor is it a Bible commentary This book, however, is a look at Jesus, as we see Him in the Gospels, through the viewpoint of Fr Martin s education, experience, and Jesus A Pilgrimage begins with an introduction that clearly lays out what the book is andimportantly, what the book is not I point this out because, I generally go in with preconceived notions of what I expect or want from a book Fr Martin is quick to point out that this bo...Can t believe it s been a whole month since I started this book, but it s easy to pick up again without losing the thread as he has specific points to make at each site I learned a bit about biblical history for one thing, I thought Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem author says it was a colt Being locked in Jesus s tomb overnight sounds like anything but a contemplat...Read again in anticipation of hearing Fr Martin speak on this book Thursday night It was as moving as the first time I read it For the first time my heart has been stirred to visit the Holy Land 03 16 18This is a most wonderful book part theology, part travelogue, part personal reflection Fr Martin tells of his first trip to the Holy Land and reflects on Gospel passages relevant to...I loved, loved, loved this book Martin brings the gospels to life through his travels in the Holy Land I feel I can better picture Jesus and his world, and better appreciate how miraculous and revolutionary his life and works were I cannot recommend this book enough.I d describe this book on Jesus as travelogue with commentary very much in keeping with the title For me it didn t explore particularly new territory, for the most part I ve read a good number of books on Jesus in my 50 years as a priest But it did provide several things 1 a good comprehensive, usable guide to the life of Jesus, using what I would consider pretty much the best of the theological writing available on the subject, in a way that can be understood by the ordinary r I d describe this book on Jesus as travelogue with commentary very much in keeping with the title For me it didn t explore particularly new territory, for the most part I ve read a good number of books on Jesus in my 50 years as a priest But it did provide several things 1 a good comprehensive, usable guide to the life of Jesus, using what I would consider pretty much the best of the theological writing available on the subject, in a way that can be understood by the ordinary reader Also, anyone who s a Merton groupies, as I am, can t be all bad 2 It refreshed corroborated much of the information which I d studied a couple years ago in preparation for a trip to the Holy Land, which, unfortunately, I had to cancel What Fr Martin shares only increases my desire to go there check it off my bucket list For the most part, I found the author s personal witness inspiring, though at times I would venture to say he can strike one as a bit melodramatic someth...I was just going to read the book one chapter at a time, but I found that it was just too good a book to put down.Which makes my earlier hesitation to even crack it open all thehilarious, doesn t it This book is one that a I know I ll be buying for my favorite bibliophiles, b I know I ll be raving about fo...

Jesus: A Pilgrimage
  • English
  • 23 March 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 524 pages
  • 006202423X
  • James Martin
  • Jesus: A Pilgrimage