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Jesus of Nazareth
- Author
- Pope Benedict XVI
- Narrator
- John Sackville
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 21 August 2025
- Run Time
- 12 hours
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
In this bold, momentous work, the Pope - in his first book written as Benedict XVI - seeks to salvage the person of Jesus from recent ‘popular' depictions and to restore Jesus' true identity as discovered in the Gospels. Through his brilliance as a theologian and his personal conviction as a believer, the Pope shares a rich, compelling, flesh-and-blood portrait of Jesus and incites us to encounter, face to face, the central figure of the Christian faith.
Critics Review
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‘Will make many jaws drop ... a very remarkable book. Jesus was the genius. That is Ratzinger's message, and the luminous intelligence of the exegesis will prompt many to respond with an Alleluia'
A.N. Wilson, Sunday Times
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‘A great deal to reread, to question and reflect upon. This is a theologian on top form. Indeed, this is the best of Professor Ratzinger's many fine books - so far!'
Tablet
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‘Pope Ratzinger is remarkably successful. Jesus of Nazareth really is inspiring in places and will affect all but the most hardened cynics. It is all the better for being written in the usual, crystal-clear Ratzinger style'
Irish Independent
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‘Lingers in the mind ... the Pope is a traditionalist, and his book is especially welcome because of it ... this study is lucidly and simply written, and with no sacrifice of intellectual gravitas or accessibility'
Spectator
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Details
- Author
- Pope Benedict XVI
- Narrator
- John Sackville
- Duration
- 12 hours
- Release Date
- 21 August 2025
- ISBN
- 9781526690319
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Christianity, Biography: religious and spiritual
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents Jesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict XVI read by John Sackville In this bold, momentous work, the Pope - in his first book written as Benedict XVI - seeks to salvage the person of Jesus from recent ‘popular' depictions and to restore Jesus' true identity as discovered in the Gospels. Through his brilliance as a theologian and his personal conviction as a believer, the Pope shares a rich, compelling, flesh-and-blood portrait of Jesus and incites us to encounter, face to face, the central figure of the Christian faith.
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