Jesus: Introducing His Life and Teaching - Softcover

Jesus: Introducing His Life and Teaching is a concise summary of the human and divine Jesus. It explores key biblical issues: the resurrection of Jesus, the humanity and divinity of Jesus, The Dead Sea Scrolls and Jesus' human knowledge and the Shroud of Turin. The last chapter discusses practical questions about Jesus. Did Jesus have brothers and sisters? Did Jesus believe in the devil as a person? Did Jesus predict the end of the work? What about the virginal birth of Jesus? Do the gospels record the exact works of Jesus?Msgr. Badia writes in an informative, simple and very practical style in line with the best modern biblical scholarship. He portrays the historical Jesus found in the New Testament writing with great liveliness and charm.This book makes a valuable introduction or textbook for high school and college student s as well as discussion groups or classes since each chapter is followed by a series of discussion questions.

Msgr. Badia is a priest of the Brooklyn Diocese and presently retired and living and working in the diocese of Palm Beach, Florida. He was formerly a professor and chairperson of the Philosophy Theology department at St. John?s University in New York City. He is a member of the Brooklyn Catholic-Jewish Council. He is the publisher and editor of the Catholic-Jewish Magazine?Dialogue Today. He received the title of Canon of the Catholic Church from the Polish bishops for his Catholic-Jewish work. He has published other books and religious articles. His e-mail is Frbad@aol.com