"Consider Jesus," by Johnson Book Report

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Jesus by Elizabeth a. Johnson

Consider Jesus, by Elizabeth A. Johnson, begins with a preface that addresses Christianity and the common and important themes that it is facing today. Chapter One focuses on the living tradition of Christ, and how He is both dead (in Heaven, and gone from this world), and alive (because there is life after death). He is part of an amazing tradition, but not one that is no longer practiced or that does not provide current and future value. Instead, He is part of a living tradition, where a number of followers of His ways still carry on in His name and strive to be more like Him every day. In Chapter Two, the author addresses the humanity of Jesus. While He was God, He was also God made man. Because of that, He struggled with humanity to some extent and had human feelings as well as an understanding of more Godly things. For example, several times before He was crucified He asked God to remove the burden from Him. He did not want to die, which was a very human component to His existence.


This was emphasized more in Chapter Three, where the self-knowledge Jesus had was brought to light. He knew who He was as the Son of God, but He also knew who He was as a human being, and that brought both great joy and great conflict to His life. What He was able to do for the people around Him in the miracles He performed and the parables He told made many believe in Him, but regardless of who believed or did not believe, Jesus knew who He was and that never wavered. Chapter Four tells the actual tale of Jesus -- His history from His birth in the manger up through what He would become. While most Christians know this history quite well, someone who is new to Christianity or just wants to learn about it may not be as clear on the timeline of events that took place in Jesus' life. For those people, it is important to show the historical happenings of the era.

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