A sense of comfortable familiarity with the Savior can cloud people's vision. His titles and descriptions are heard so often that it's easy to miss the impact of their true meaning. But this book reintroduces readers, helping them see him with clear vision, so that they can love him more fully and follow him more completely. In these pages, readers will encounter a Jesus who surprises and unsettles, who comforts and empowers, in astonishingly authentic ways. Each chapter focuses on one aspect of Jesus' identity--such as Rabbi, Son of Man, Light of the World. As pastor and scholar Mark Roberts explores what's behind each of these titles, he brings insight into the theological and historical meanings, and then relates them to life today. Readers will travel back to first-century Palestine and meet the God-man we know as Jesus.--From publisher description.;1. Jesus revealed : a more accurate, more intimate portrait -- 2. The challenge of naming : unpacking "Jesus" -- 3. The paradigm-shattering teacher : Jesus the rabbi -- 4. Messenger of the kingdom of God : Jesus the prophet -- 5. Holiness inside out : Jesus the holy one of God -- 6. Royal regent and suffering servant : Jesus the son of man -- 7. God's anointed one : Jesus the messiah -- 8. The dying deliverer : Jesus the savior -- 9. The ruler over all : Jesus the lord -- 10. An invitation to the Father's heart : Jesus the son of God -- 11. God's perfect campsite : Jesus the word of God -- 12. The brilliance of God : Jesus the light of the world.
