What book of the Bible should I read to learn about Jesus?

The best order to read the Gospels in the New Testament is to start with the Gospel of Mark. Mark covers all the essentials of the life of Jesus but does not require as much historical or theological background knowledge as the other Gospels.

What is a good book about Jesus?

The reason I wanted a commentary is that the four best books on Jesus are called Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

What book tells the life of Jesus?

Most of Jesus’ life is told through the four Gospels of the New Testament Bible, known as the Canonical gospels, written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

What are the 4 books of Jesus?

These books are called Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John because they were traditionally thought to have been written by Matthew, a disciple who was a tax collector; John, the “Beloved Disciple” mentioned in the Fourth Gospel; Mark, the secretary of the disciple Peter; and Luke, the traveling companion of Paul.

What order should the Bible be read?

Another order to read the Bible is to jump back and forth between the Old and New Testaments. For example, read Genesis, then Luke, go back to Exodus, then jump to Acts, etc… Another way is to read them simultaneously. For example, read a few chapters of Genesis and a few chapters of Luke each day.

What did Jesus do the last week of his life?

Lent culminates in the last week of Jesus’s life, termed “Holy Week.” After the Passover Supper, an occasion that came to be known by Christians as “the Last Supper,” Jesus went with his close disciples to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray, where he was arrested and then later tried and condemned to death.

Which gospel is the least reliable?

The Gospel of John is a relatively late theological document containing hardly any accurate historical information that is not found in the three synoptic gospels, which is why most historical studies have been based on the earliest sources Mark and Q.

What are the best historical books about Jesus?

Best Historical Jesus Books 1 Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden 9 Not the Impossible Faith by Richard C. C 10 The Resurrection of the Son of God (Chri 11 Jesus and the Victory of God (Christian 12 The Homeric Epics and the Gospel of Mark

What are the 10 best books on the cross?

10 of the Best Books on the Cross of Jesus Christ Our Savior’s Cries from the Cross by Charles Spurgeon Heaven, How I Got Here: The Story of the Thief on the Cross by Colin S. Smith The Cross He Bore: Meditating on the Sufferings of the Redeemer by Frederick Leahy The Cross of Christ by John Stott The Truth of the Cross by R.C. Sproul

How many books about Jesus have you read?

David was a thousand years earlier, the greatest Israelite king. He was later expected to have a successor of his line. Let’s get on to these books you’ve chosen. You mentioned as we were walking here that you’ve read more than 200 books about Jesus. That’s a guesstimate.

What are some good books about the Apostolic Preaching of the cross?

The Apostolic Preaching of the Cross by Leon Morris. Leon Morris writes a scholarly level defense of New Testament teaching regarding the cross of Jesus Christ. This is not a devotional style book nor meant for the average churchman, but will give pastors and theologians a clear view of the content of the apostolic message.