God among Sages: Why Jesus Is Not Just Another Religious Leader
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Overview
Was Jesus just a spiritual leader, like Buddha, Krishna, Confucius, and Muhammad? Or is he something more--something else entirely?
In God among Sages, apologist Ken Samples offers readers a biblical and historical portrait of Jesus, grounded in the claims Jesus makes about himself. Then Samples compares and contrasts Jesus with Buddha, Krishna, Confucius, and Muhammad using eight relevant categories of evaluation. He also helps readers understand the competing philosophies of religious pluralism, inclusivism, and exclusivism. The result is a clearer understanding of what sets Jesus apart as not simply a teacher to follow but God himself, worthy of our full allegiance and worship.
Christians who struggle to answer claims that Jesus was just a good teacher, as well as those haven’t quite made up their minds about Jesus’s claims to divinity, will value this accessible introduction to comparative religions.
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- Presents a biblical and historical portrait of Jesus.
- Explores the competing philosophies of religious pluralism, inclusivism, and exclusivism.
- Shows how this is worthy of our full allegiance and worship.
- Title: God among Sages: Why Jesus Is Not Just Another Religious Leader
- Author: Kenneth Richard Samples
- Publisher: Baker
- Print Publication Date: 2017
- Logos Release Date: 2020
- Pages: 282
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- ISBNs: 9780801016905, 0801016908
- Resource ID: LLS:9781493406074
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-07-03T16:02:10Z
Kenneth Richard Samples serves as a senior research scholar at Reasons to Believe (RTB), an organization that researches and communicates how God’s revelation in the Bible harmonizes with science and philosophy.
Kenneth holds a BA in social science with an emphasis in history and philosophy from Concordia University and an MA in theological studies from Talbot School of Theology. Before joining RTB, he worked as senior research consultant and correspondence editor at the Christian Research Institute and regularly cohosted the popular call-in radio program The Bible Answer Man.
Kenneth is the author of many books including Clear Thinking in a Messy World, Christianity Cross-Examined, and Classic Christian Thinkers. He leads RTB’s Clear Thinking podcast and regularly appears on other podcasts that explore issues with worldview implications. Additionally, he is currently an adjunct instructor of apologetics at Biola University and has spoken at universities and churches around the world.
Kenneth lives in Southern California with his wife, Joan. They have three grown children.