In a few weeks I have book coming out with InterVarsity Press.  It is called Rediscovering Jesus: An Introduction to Biblical, Religious and Cultural Perspectives on Christ.  I co-authored it along with Randy Richards and Rodney Reeves.  Back in 2007 we co-authored a book of a similar title on Paul.  

I was interested to see how Amazon.com described it.  Here is the description:

Who is your Jesus? Matthew’s teacher? John’s Word made flesh? Hebrews’ great high priest? What if it turned out that your Jesus is a composite of your favorite selections from the New Testament buffet, garnished with some Hollywood and Americana? Rediscovering Jesus takes us on a gallery tour of biblical portraits of Jesus, from Matthew through Revelation. Our expert guides point out the background and highlights of each New Testament image of Jesus. Then we hit the streets to visit other houses of worship and their scriptures, examining the Jesus of the Book of Mormon and the Qur’an. Popping into a bookstore, we browse the latest on the Gnostic and the historical Jesus. Then we’re off on a walking tour of Jesus in America, followed by a film festival of Jesus movies. All along the way our tour guides describe and interpret, but also raise questions: How is this Jesus different from other portraits? If this were our only portrait of Jesus, what would our faith be like? Rediscovering Jesus is an enjoyable, informative and challenging look at how we encounter Jesus in Scripture and our culture. With ample sidebars exploring contexts and the “so what?” questions, it takes us beyond other surveys by probing how our understanding of Jesus can make a difference for faith and life. From the authors of Rediscovering Paul, this is a textbook introduction to Jesus that guides us in our pilgrimage toward seeing Jesus truly.

Not a bad description of the book.  It is intended as a textbook for a sophomore class in college, but the way we’ve written it should make it accessible to interested lay people.  It should be out later this summer.  The release date is in August. If you’re interested it it, here a link to the amazon site:

REDISCOVERING JESUS

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You may not know but I have co-hosted a radio show in Houston on a secular station for the past 12 years.  It is called “A Show of Faith” and it airs weekly Sunday evenings 7.00 to 9.00 pm (Central) on AM 1070 KNTH The Answer.  It is part of the Salem Network.  I co-host along with a priest and a rabbi.  I know . . . I know . . . it sounds like a joke: “A priest, a minister, and a rabbi walked into a radio station . . . ”  But it’s no joke.  We’ve been on the air longer than most radio shows.

The mission of the show is to talk about events in the news from the perspectives of Protestants, Catholics, and Jews.  We also have guests representing other faiths: Islam, Buddhism, atheism, Hinduism, etc.  A secondary mission is to show that it is possible to be friends across faiths. Recently, a new friend Matt Walker did a video for us.  Below is a link to the YouTube version.  It gives you a sense of what the show is about.

A Show of Faith

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