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Title: The Murder Of Jesus by John MacArthur ISBN: 0-8499-4362-0 Publisher: W Publishing Group Pub. Date: 04 February, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.07 (14 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Highly Recommended
Comment: While I admire John MacArthur for his doctrinal orthodoxy and his willingness to stand for Biblical truth, however unpopular that may make him, what I most admire about him is his remarkable ability to teach from the Scriptures. I have found few people who are better able to carefully and accurately exposit God's Word. Because of this ee has become one of my most trusted teachers.
The Murder of Jesus showcases exactly what I most admire about MacArthur. The Murder of Jesus is a fascinating study of last hours of Jesus' life, beginning with the Last Supper and concluding with his death. It is no coincidence that I decided to read this book around the time that The Passion of the Christ was released for it covers the same period of time, though in far greater detail and with superior accuracy. The book is filled with interesting insights concerning the plot to kill Jesus and the way the story unfolded. The author's research leads us through all of the gospels, many of the prophecies concerning Jesus' death and even into the writings of early historians. While he covers the events, he also shows the theological importance of each of them, whether there were in fulfillment of prophecies or because they supported Jesus' claim to divinity.
I would unreservedly recommend this book to anyone who is seeking a deeper understanding of the meaning of Jesus' death. If you have seen The Passion of the Christ and are looking for answers to your questions about the movie, you could not do much better than this book - it is the best treatment of the subject I have found outside of the Bible.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Great Explanation
Comment: I picked up this book after watching "The Passion of the Christ" to get a further explanation of the last hours of Jesus' life from a trusted biblical scholar. Once again, Macarthur did not disappoint and he really has put together here an entertaining, inspiring, and educational book on the death of Jesus. I recommend this book to anyone who has seen "The Passion" and walked away with certain questions. While you read this book, you can visualize the movie. The Chapters are short and make for easy reading, especially for commuters.
To those whose review of this book was limited to the "Jesus' death wasn't murder" variety, miss the point completely. First, the legal definition of murder, with slight jurisdictional twists, is essentially, "an intentional and unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought." Thus, Jesus death was murder in the sense that it was an intentional and unlawful killing. There were certainly no grounds for his crucifixion and calling it murder is actually accurate. Parenthetically, calling it involuntary manslaughter (e.g. an accident) would of course be incorrect. Despite the "in your face" title, Macarthur makes great strides to point out that the death of Jesus was prophesized and part of God's plan. In fact, Isaiah states it pleased the Lord (which is included in the book). The book also includes the fact that Jesus laid down his life on this own accord.
The book also interestingly points out why Jesus had to be pointed out by Judas when he was always teaching in public, which I thought was a great and insightful analysis.
I hope you found this review helpful!
Rating: 1
Summary: Too Anti-Catholic
Comment: This is a good book, but I had to give it one star to offset all the other great reviews. The author lets his anti-Catholic prejudices get in the way of his story, as he will leave the actual story line to give reasons why the Catholic Church has "bad" teachings.
The most obvious problem with this is that the book is supposed to be about the death of Jesus (which wasn't a murder, because murder is a legal term and a government cannot murder anyone) not about why the Roman Catholic Church is wrong.
The second problem is that he gives no evidence that the Church is really wrong. He says things like "common sense tells you" or "Let's be perfectly clear: this is the case," etc. Common sense obviously tells the one billion Catholics in the world differently. If he would view the scriptures in a historical and traditional context he would see things differently.
If you can discard his anti-Catholic approach it really is a great book on the death of Christ. I would recommend getting it from the library, though, and not wasting money on it.
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Title: Twelve Ordinary Men : by John MacArthur ISBN: 0849917735 Publisher: W Publishing Group Pub. Date: 18 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.99 |
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Title: Battle For The Beginning by John MacArthur ISBN: 0849916259 Publisher: Word Publishing Pub. Date: 04 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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Title: Saved Without a Doubt (The Macarthur Study Series) by John MacArthur, John McArthur ISBN: 1564760170 Publisher: Chariot Victor Books Pub. Date: October, 1992 List Price(USD): $11.99 |
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Title: MacArthur's Quick Reference Guide To The Bible by John MacArthur ISBN: 0849942802 Publisher: W Publishing Group Pub. Date: 08 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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