Christ by Jack Miles

Christ by Jack Miles

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Summary

In "Christ", reading the New Testament but hearing the Old echoing in every verse, Miles tells the story of the agonizing conflict that overtook God when he failed to keep his promise to his people, and the radical change in his character that this failure brought about.

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Christ by Jack Miles

The dramatic finale to the story began in 'God: a Biography'. God is now in crisis, and we are in the New Testament. 500 years have passed and God has not kept his promise to restore Israel to its old greatness. Worse, Caesar is poised to destroy the Temple and many Jews. God's response is to become a Jew himself...
The author of God- A Biography, which won the Pulitzer prize for Biography, Jack Miles is a former Jesuit. He studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and at Harvard, and has lectured at various American universities, including the California Institute of Technology.
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ISBN 13 9780434007370
ISBN 10 0434007374
Title Christ
Author Jack Miles
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Cornerstone
Year published 2001-10-04
Number of pages 400
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.