The Greatest Story Ever Told

An amazing book throwing light into the life of Jesus.......more

I will admit that I do not know what "serious" Biblical scholars think. But since my copy from the 1970's says 3.5 million copies sold by then, I am NOT the only person to think it is an awesome telling of the story of Jesus. Little details that flesh it out, make if more rich in detail of what life......more

This is a straight forward re-telling of the story of the gospel in a novel-like form. Oursler takes no liberties with the gospel message, but he does add some color to the story with historical details about the way people lived at the time. The types of housing, the food they ate, their modes of t......more

It took me 50 years to savor this biography but I really did enjoy it! It was my Lenten reading every year and I would read a bit, then put it away for a year. So I always looked forward to Lent and resuming this enthralling and well written biography. It was a kind of lectio divina in that your rea......more

I wanted very much to read about Jesus' life in a story format such as this. It took me a while to find it, but this book enables me to envision his life and even put myself there as an observer. It definitely helped me to be a better disciple.......more