Who is this?
By olegus
What is this book about?
This book is about the Person of Jesus Christ. Many individuals have influenced the history of mankind, but they have not argued about anyone for so long and so fiercely as about Christ. No one is discussing the personalities of Confucius, Muhammad or Einstein, but speaking of Christ, we are faced with the greatest diversity of opinions - even among those who consider themselves Christians. Films are made about him, they study him at conferences, they pray to him, they hope for him. He is called “Son of God”, “Healer”, “Teacher”, “Savior”. Christians consider Him to be God, Muslims - the greatest prophet of mankind. So who is Christ? ..
For whom is this book?
Christ is the central person in the life of every Christian, but non-religious people will find for themselves in the book a lot of interesting things, like, for example, information about the historicity of Christ or cultural information about the symbolism of biblical images.
Why did we decide to publish this book?
“Who is This?” - today is a unique publication in the book market . Oddly enough, there are almost no Orthodox books about Jesus Christ Himself, but the Person of Christ is the heart of Christianity. We decided to take a step to rectify the situation.
"Highlight" of the book
In the book, the Person of Christ is examined from many different angles. Among the sections of the book are “Christ of the Prophets”, “Christ in Biblical Symbols”, “Christ - the Son of Man”, “Christ - the Son of God”, “Christ of the Apocrypha”, “Jesus of Islam”, “Christ of History”, “Christ - Teacher” , “Christ is the Miracle Worker”, “Christ is the Savior”, “Christ and the Church,“ Christ the Mysterious, “Christ in Iconography”, “Christ and the Antichrists”, “Christ the Coming”.
About the Author
Archpriest Gennady Fast is one of the most famous theologians and missionaries of our day.
Excerpt from the book:
Perhaps no one argued about to long and so fiercely as to Christ. It is no accident that the Gospel says: “This lies in the fall and in the rebellion of many in Israel and in the subject of argument” (Luke 2: 34).
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