The stranger on the road to Emmaus / [print]
John R. Cross.
- third edition.
- Olds, Cananda : GoodSeed International, (c)2002.
- viii, 304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen
Includes bibliographical references.
Prologue -- Getting things straight -- A unique book. In the beginning God -- Angels, hosts and stars. Heaven and earth -- It was good -- Man and woman. I will -- Has God said? -- Where are you? -- Death. A paradox -- Atonement -- Two by two -- Babel. Abraham -- Belief -- Isaac. Israel and Judah -- Moses -- Pharaoh and the Passover. Bread, quail and water -- Ten rules -- The courtroom. The tabernacle -- Unbelief -- Judges, kings and prophets. Elizabeth, Mary and John -- Jesus -- Among the sages -- Baptism. Tempted -- Power and fame -- Nicodemus -- Rejection -- The bread of life. Filthy rags -- The way -- Lazarus -- Hell -- Acceptance and betrayal. The arrest -- The crucifixion -- The burial and resurrection. The stranger -- The Emmaus road message: Adam to Noah -- The Emmaus road message: Abraham to the law -- The Emmaus Road message: The tabernacle to the Brazen Serpent -- The Emmaus Road message: John the Baptist to the resurrection. What do you want me to do? -- A convenient time.
It's been called "the most misunderstood book in history." Wars have been fought in its name, scandals have been precipitated by it, politics shaped and reshaped at its word. Theologians have both defended and reviled it. Skeptics have done the same. If you are a typical member of the human race, you have often been perplexed by all the "fuss" surrounding the Bible. The question reamins, "What does it really say?" Here is a book that explains the greatest of Bible themes clearly and logically. Rather than focusing on one part--and missing the whole --