Date Posted:20:00:16 08/09/03 Sat Author: Mt. Healthy Mountaineer, Your Intrepid Reviewer Subject: ANHOW Review of Books: "A Portrait of Jesus" by Joseph F. Girzone
Genre: Non-fiction
Published: 1998 by Image Books (Doubleday)
Joseph F. Girzone is a retired (due to health reasons) parish priest who has written several books. I've reviewed one previously and here is a link.
This book is a biography of Jesus with commentary. It is a short book (179 pages) that I breezed through in about a day and a half but it is the best description that fits my understanding of Jesus. As I have previously stated on this forum, I had a real spiritual crisis and awakening about 8 years ago (my late 20s) and I came through it with a new understanding of Christ. This book nearly mirrors my own understanding of Christ. I say nearly because Girzone is a priest and he throws in a bit of "Mary-ology" now and then (a concept I don't even begin to understand, but that's another issue entirely and one that unfairly tends to be the focus and source of trouble between protestants and Catholics).
Anyway, I give this book an "A+" and I heartily recommend it.
ANHOW Review of Books: "A Portrait of Jesus" by Joseph F. Girzone