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Jesus on Trial
Providing crucial details about the law in Jesus time and how it compares to our own legal system, two respected pastors give careful attention to each stage of the judicial process Jesus endured. As you hear the evidence and weigh the testimony against him, you will find yourself drawn into the role of a juror. You ll gain a deeper understanding of Jesus and what it meant for him to claim that he was Christ, the Son of the Blessed One. And as you are riveted by the hows and whys of the jury findings, you will develop a new perspective on how and why Christ died for you.
- GenresTheology
125 pages, Hardcover
First published March 1, 2002
About the author
James Montgomery Boice
247 books80 followersJames Montgomery Boice was a Reformed theologian, Bible teacher, and pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia from 1968 until his death in 2000. He was also president and cofounder of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, the parent organization of The Bible Study Hour on which Boice was a speaker for more than thirty years.
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June 13, 2012
Bach the composer had this insight to Jesus on Trial regarding the men that hit Jesus, "Who is it that has hit you?": the choir asks. ", I and my sins is the response. This study on Jesus on trial shows that in every part of the fateful night. It is a divine conspiracy- a holy God conspiring to save a guilty humanity. From the conpiracy all the way to the execution. During it all Jesus is showing mankind, humility and submission to God's plan for redemption. From Jesus' rebuke to Peter to put down the sword to his complete control to be the willing sacrifice. The trial itself shows the complete injustice (that we all are part of) to the justice of Christ as he bore our sin. Which we all have to answer to what we will do with Jesus.
December 14, 2018
It is so interesting when you read people in the Bible who opposed Jesus and yet be found inconsistent with their course. It is simply because no one is more consistent than the Lord Jesus Himself. They could not agree with Him but they could not, in their consciences, shut up the glittering truth of the scrupulosity of Christ.
April 13, 2019
This book gives you a perspective of the stages Jesus had to go through under the Jews and Roman laws. While the content did not disappoint, I was expecting more historical facts underlining the laws during Jesus’ time.
December 30, 2013
In a series of seven sermons, Boice and Ryken delved into the trial of Jesus, borrowing legal language to walk through the events leading up to Christ’s death. Although it is a brief, introductory-level approach, it remains helpful in that it reviews often overlooked aspects of the way Jesus was tried and discusses their importance. On a more somber note, these sermons are among the last Boice preached before his death from liver cancer in 2000.
July 6, 2013
Very informative. A very easy read. I enjoyed every minute of it.
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