Seeing Through the Eyes of Jesus: His Revolutionary View of Reality and His Transcendent Significance for Faith

by John Baggett

Publisher:

Eerdmans

, 2008

Overview

Rather than looking at Jesus -- the popular conception of the “historical Jesus” -- John Baggett contends that we should instead look with Jesus at the realities of God and neighbor as he perceived them. Baggett incorporates the witness of the key human relationships of Jesus, looking at why those earliest believers and friends considered him divine. Baggett then asks how Christ’s transcendence can ultimately translate to significance for life and faith in today’s story.

Key Features

• Contends that we should instead look with Jesus at the realities of God and neighbor as he perceived them.
• Incorporates the witness of the key human relationships of Jesus.
• Asks how Christ’s transcendence can ultimately translate to significance for life and faith today.

Contents

• Preface
• Introduction
• PART I Seeing through the Eyes of Jesus
• I. Jesus and Abba
• II. Jesus and the Desert
• III. Jesus and the Disabled
• IV. Jesus and the Destitute
• V. Jesus and the Despised
• VI. Jesus and the Devout
• VII. Jesus and the Despots
• VIII. Jesus and the Disciples
• PART II Seeing Jesus through the Eyes of Faith
• IX. The Revolutionary Hero
• X. The Revealing Word
• XI. The Redeeming Sacrifice
• XII. The Reconciling Savior
• XIII. The Reigning Lord
• XIV. The Resurrected Life
• XV. Jesus, Reality, and the Life of Faith
• Addendum to Part I: Notes on Methodology
• References
• Index of Subjects
• Index of Scripture References

Praise for Seeing through the Eyes of Jesus

Baggett has written a brilliant and original work. He has blended sound biblical scholarship, anthropological theory, and fresh creative insight to unveil a portrait of Jesus that is historically believable and profoundly relevant for our own times. This is a book that should be read by all who wish to take Jesus seriously while facing and engaging the challenges of our postmodern world.

—William Jay Peck, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Product Details

• Title: Seeing through the Eyes of Jesus: His Revolutionary View of Reality and His Transcendent Significance for Faith
• Author: John Baggett
• Publisher: Eerdmans
• Print Publication Date: 2008
• Logos Release Date: 2025
• Pages: 409
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Jesus Christ › Person and offices; Christianity › Philosophy
• Resource ID: LLS:SNGYSSGNFCNCFTH
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-02-07T15:00:30Z