The Jesus way : a conversation on the ways that Jesus is the way - Peterson, Eugene H., 1932- (Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub., 2007)
Introduction : "the purification of means" -- Jesus : "I am the way--". Metaphor ; Discernment ; Temptation ; Ways -- Abraham : climbing Mount Moriah. Faith ; Sacrifice ; Testing -- Moses : on the plains of Moab. Moses and the Five Books ; Every idle word-- ; A congregational language ; "Gospel me to the Garden" -- David : "I did not hide my iniquity". The narrative ; The prayers -- Elijah : "hide yourself by the Brook Cherith". Ahab ; The widow ; Baal ; Yahweh ; Naboth ; Ahaziah -- Isaiah of Jerusalem : "The Holy". "In the year that King Uzziah died--" ; "I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne--" ; Midian and Patmos ; "And he touched my mouth--" ; Holy God and holy stump ; The non-negotiable holy -- Isaiah of the exile : "how beautiful on the mountains". Exile ; Your God ; My servant ; Beauty -- The way of Herod. Jesus and Herod ; The Pharisees ; Jesus and the Pharisees ; Praying on the way with Mary -- The way of Caiaphas. Jesus and Caiaphas ; The Essenes ; Jesus and the Essenes ; Praying on the way with Thomas -- The way of Josephus. Jesus and Josephus ; The Zealots ; Jesus and the Zealots ; Praying on the way with the resurrection Christians -- Appendix : some writers on discerning the way.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Keywords: Jesus Christ -- Example; Christian life