Summary

Organized in two parts, the first part of this book elaborates on a new image of Jesus that is considerably more human and more realistic than the images to which we have grown accustomed.  In part two, Msgr. Michael makes "an attempt to picture the life of Jesus on earth the way I would imagine it to have been."  The book concludes with a "love letter" from Jesus.

Excerpt

"The so-called new image of Jesus is actually a re-discovery of the original image of Jesus which Peter, James, John and the first Christians had of him.  He is a God-Man, the Word made flesh, who dwells in our midst. When we realize the immensity of this, he becomes of great help in all the situations which arise in our daily lives."

Table of Contents

Part 1: A New Image of Jesus

  • Jesus' Image of Himself during the First 35 Years of His Life
  • Son of Man
  • The Prophesies of Isaiah
  • The New Moses
  • The Self-Awareness of Jesus
  • The Kingdom of God
  • Impending Judgment
  • The Remnant and the Leaven
  • Jesus and the Foundation of the Church
  • Conclusion

 Part 2: Meditations on the Life of Jesus

  • Introduction
  • Jesus Lost in the Temple
  • Baptism of Jesus
  • Forty Days in the Desert
  • Jesus Returns to the Jordan
  • They Return to Galilee
  • Jesus Goes to Capernaum
  • Jesus Goes to Nazareth
  • Jesus Returns to Capernaum
  • Jesus at Prayer
  • Jesus Leaves Capernaum and Galilee
  • Jesus' Ministry in Jerusalem and Judea
  • Jesus in Samaria and Cana
  • Jesus Returns to Capernaum
  • Galilean Ministry
  • The Opposition Begins
  • Storm at Sea
  • The Gerasene Demoniac
  • Jarus' Daughter and a Woman's Faith
  • The Teaching of Jesus
  • The Mission of the Twelve
  • Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
  • Jesus Walks on the Water
  • Promise of the Eucharist
  • Jesus Disputes with the Pharisees
  • The Delegation from John the Baptist
  • The Death of John the Baptist
  • Jesus at Caesarea Philippi
  • The Transfiguration
  • The Epileptic Boy is Healed
  • Jesus and his Ministry to Women
  • The Rich Young Man
  • The Great Commandment
  • Dispute About Greatness
  • Jesus' Exasperation at the Twelve
  • Jesus Sends Out the Seventy
  • Jesus Expects to be Thanked
  • Healing Ministry of Jesus
  • Final Journey of Jesus to Jerusalem
  • Jesus and Zacchaeus
  • Jesus Comes to Bethany
  • Palm Sunday
  • Holy Week in Jerusalem
  • Betrayal by Judas
  • Holy Thursday
  • The Agony in the Garden
  • The Arrest of Jesus
  • Trial Before Sanhedrin
  • Jesus Before Pilate
  • The Way of the Cross
  • Crucifixion and Death
  • Resurrection Appearances

Love Letter from Jesus