A Doubters Guide to Jesus, John Dickson
A Doubters Guide to Jesus, John Dickson
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A Doubter's Guide to Jesus
An Introduction to the Man from Nazareth for Believers and Skeptics

Author: John Dickson

Narrator: Van Tracy

Unabridged: 7 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 02/06/2018

Synopsis

Who was Jesus?Historical sources portray a person who was complex, multi-layered, and often contradictory to the tidy portrait that much of modern Christianity paints him as. Even the gospel accounts render him as both judge and healer, teacher and temple, servant and savior.A Doubter's Guide to Jesus is a persuasive and often challenging investigation into the historical figure found in the earliest sources. These sources, which include references both direct and indirect—from Roman, Jewish, and Christian accounts—offer us more than simple evidence that Jesus existed; they begin to form a picture that is both deeply credible and profoundly counterintuitive.Each chapter explores the evidence for a different aspect of the most influential figure in human history, exploring:His words and their impact.The scandal of his social life.His preference for the poor and lowly.The meaning of his death and influence of his promises.The goal is not to turn Jesus into something neater, more systematic and digestible; but to see him more clearly as someone who stretches our imaginations, confronts our beliefs, and challenges our lifestyles.After two millennia of spiritual devotion and more than two centuries of modern critical research, we still cannot fit Jesus into a box—and this is as challenging as it is deeply compelling.

About John Dickson

John Dickson (PhD, Macquarie University) serves as the Jean Kvamme Distinguished Professor of Biblical Evangelism and Distinguished Scholar in Public Christianity at Wheaton College. A speaker, historian, and media presenter, John is the author of more than 20 books, two of which became television documentaries. He also cohosted the documentary For the Love of God: How the Church is Better and Worse Than you Ever Imagined. He is an Honorary Research Associate at the University of Sydney, a Visiting Academic in the Faculty of Classics at Oxford University (2016-2021), and Distinguished Fellow in Public Christianity at Ridley College Melbourne. John presents Australia’s no.1 religion podcast, Undeceptions, exploring aspects of life, faith, history, culture, or ethics that are either much misunderstood or mostly forgotten.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andy on April 21, 2022

Unique book, unlike anything I’ve found so far. Leaning on early sources, Jesus is presented as a worthwhile figure to consider. Scholarly skeptics are engaged and even recommended. I think this could be a great resource for people genuinely seeking to understand more about Jesus in our time.......more

Goodreads review by Arabella on July 04, 2021

kinda boring and poorly named book proposed new title: "A christian historian who already knows a lot about Christianity but wants to feel better about themselves by reading a 'different' perspective's guide to Jesus." anyway i think i just wrote a bad review because im cranky that i was forced to rea......more

Goodreads review by Patrick on December 28, 2018

This book is a good example of what it means to give the other side a foothold and pretend there is neutral ground. For any of the good point Dickson makes it's underscored by giving up the traditional and biblical standpoint in favor of natural history. This is a stance that shouldn't be taken up b......more

Goodreads review by Tim on April 05, 2018

A handy, helpful and easy read. This book is not looking to make any categorical statements about whether Jesus actually rose from the dead or not. Rather, Dickson seeks to look at all the historical evidence for the life, teaching and crucifixion of Christ. He certainly looks at the claim that Jesu......more

Goodreads review by Robert on July 28, 2020

Similar to Keller's works introducing the Christian faith to outsiders, but with a self-deprecating wit and welcome perspective from someone who isn't American. A great read.......more

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