During his life Jesus did not view himself as divine, nor did his disciples. In THE CHANGING FACES OF JESUS the great scholar Vermes works back through successively earlier accounts of the life of Christ to finally reveal the true, historical figureof Jesus hidden beneath the Gospels: a Palestinian charismatic convinced he had an essential role to play in bringing about the kingdom of God.

"Does the face of God change? Years ago I would have said, 'No.' Countless hymns, passage of Scripture and confessions of faith assert or imply the changelessness of God. To take issue with traditions that are centuries, if not millennia old, seemed to be daunting and misguided....But when the great professions of confidence in God harden into philosophical propositions, one is bound to ask: What difference would it make to say that God has only one face? Even if true in some sense, the fact of the matter is that features each of us would count as necessary and changeless would be a matter of considerable debate." - From the Introduction In 1998/99 five scholars presented lectures at Washington National Cathedral about our images of God and what difference they make. This book, and its companion videos, will allow parish study groups and individuals to consider and discuss the viewpoints of Marcus Borg, Karen Armstrong, Jack Miles, James Cone, and Andrew Sung Park.

There can be no doubt that Jesus, 'a religious genius' as Geza Vermes describes him, lived and taught in Palestine some 2000 years ago. The influence he has had is incalculable. How though can we distinguish between the doctrines shaped to the needs of the burgeoning Christian church and the original views laid out by Jesus himself? How can we dig back through the additions, misinterpretations and confusions of later writers and two millennia of tradition to get back to the authentic gospel of Jesus? In his new book, Vermes subjects all the sayings of Jesus to brilliantly informed scrutiny. The result is a book of unique value and novelty--scraping aside the accretions of centuries to come as close as we can hope to be to the true Jesus.

Jesus is one of the most commonly portrayed figures of all time in the artistic community. But what can all of his varying faces—coming from so many different ages and diverse countries around the world—tell us about him as a person? In this beautiful book, images of Jesus are used to explore his life and legacy, including Jesus as shepherd, Jesus as victor, Jesus as broken, and many more. With illuminating text and arresting images, this book is visually stunning and textually inspiring—the perfect gift for anyone with an interest in fine art, spirituality, or both.

You'll be blessed as you read about the life, transformation, and journey of "Trice" to "Sista Monique" through Jesus Christ, as she gives God all the glory. Born in poverty, the oldest of nine children, she became a victim of child abuse and grew up experiencing drug use, alcoholism, abandonment, betrayal, knife fights, stabbings, school fights, fake preachers, gang violence, gun shootings, and murder. Driven by her survivor instincts, which were being fueled by anger, over the years she sought to cure her low self-esteem through sexual promiscuity, heavy drinking, continual drugs and turning to gangster rappin' through her group called, "The Female Assassins." Here, this rappin' trio of young women, led by her, found temporary relief and success in expressing their anger and hatred through the lyrics of their rap. Later, giving birth to a "still born-baby" only led to greater discouragement until her life was changed by God. You'll be inspired as you read about her salvation by The Living Christ and her transformation through the power of The Holy Spirit. Today, she is the mother of two children, a Published Author and is sharing her testimony about the Good News of the Gospel through her Gospel Rappin' concerts and media activities.