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JESUS OF NAZARETH III - THE INFANCY NARRATIVES
— Pope Benedict XVI
The third and final volume in Pope Benedict XVI’s international bestselling series, Jesus of Nazareth. It is a penetrating and theologically rich exploration of the infancy and early life of Jesus. Beginning with the Gospels and concluding with the contemporary man.
In 2007, Joseph Ratzinger published his first book as Pope Benedict XVI in order “to make known the figure and message of Jesus.” Now, the Pope focuses exclusively on the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ life as a child. The root of these stories is the experience of hope found in the birth of Jesus and the affirmations of surrender and service embodied in His parents, Joseph and Mary.
This is a story of longing and seeking, as demonstrated by the Magi searching for the redemption offered by the birth of a new king. It is a story of sacrifice and trusting completely in the wisdom of God as seen in the faith of Simeon, the just and devout man of Jerusalem, when he is in the presence of the Christ child. Ultimately, Jesus’ life and message is a story for today, one that speaks to the restlessness of the human heart searching for the sole truth which alone leads to profound joy.
Hardcover. 132 pages.