Introducing Jesus [antikvár]

Foreword Nothing is more important for men and women in secularised Western society than to introduce them to Jesus. It is not that people have investigated and then rejected Jesus; it is nearly always that they have never really examined his life and his claims. This is what Dr Roy Clements does in his book. He opens up for us the seven main discources of Jesus, which John records in his gospel. It is no wonder that Cambridge University students flock in their hundreds to Eden Baptist Church to listen to Roy Clements. For here is Christian teaching at its best. To begin with, Roy Clements is faithful to the biblical text. He knows Greek but does not parade his knowledge. He has read the commentaries, but does not follow them slavishly. He is not afraid to adopt unfashionable positions, if integrity requires him to do so. For he interprets the text in both its historical and its biblical contexts. When there are alternative possibilities, he tells us not only which he chooses, but why. I admire his robust common sense and balanced judgement. Secondly, Roy Clements is contemporary in his applications. He moves freely in the world of Marx and Freud, Satre and William Golding, of religious pluralism and scientific secularism, of empty existentialism and revolutionary violence. He is also familiar with the modem theological and christological debates. It is against the background of all this intellectual ferment that he invites us to Usten afresh to the message of Jesus, and to grasp its relevance to our lives.