'A unique personal encounter with Jesus'

The latest book by Fr Gerald O'Collins SJ - Jesus - a Portrait - has recently been published by Darton, Longman & Todd.  After 33 years of teaching at the Gregorian University in Rome, Fr O'Collins - a Jesuit from Australia - is now a research professor in theology at St Mary's University College, Twickenham.  He is a member of the Jesuit Community in Wimbledon.

In Jesus - a Portrait, Fr O'Collins draws on the best biblical research available and a lifetime of reflection and teaching to provide a very readable reply to the vital question: What was and is Jesus actually like? He highlights such new themes as the beauty of Jesus and the way that the Gospel writers aim at helping readers to experience the Lord.

'Much of what one sees or reads about Jesus is deliberately sensationalist or evasive,' he says. 'Producers and writers raise issues of merely historical interest, highlight trivial matters, or allege that 'cover-ups' have hidden the 'real truth' for many centuries.  They will do anything but face the challenge in the ultimate religious drama created by the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth.'

The former Master General of the Dominicans, Fr Timothy Radcliffe, writes: 'This portrait of Jesus is both accessible and the fruit of profound scholarship.  O'Collins' touch is sure.  The book is a delight to read.' Tina Beattie calls the book 'a unique personal encounter [with Jesus], based on a lifetime's investigation.'

Jesus - a Portrait by Gerald O'Collins SJ is published by Darton Longman and Todd at £10.95 ISBN: 52728 8.  Click the link below to read more and order your copy.


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