Understanding Jesus  Cultural Insights into the Words and Deeds
of Christ  By Joe Amaral (FaithWords, Paperback, 9780446584760,
208pp.)  Publication Date: April 2011  Other Editions of This
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indies closest to you.    Modern-day Christians often bring
their own presuppositions and assumptions to the reading of the
Bible, not realizing how deeply their understanding of Christ's
life and teachings is affected by a 21st-century worldview. In
UNDERSTANDING JESUS, author Joe Amaral delves deep into Jewish
history, societal mores, and cultural traditions, closing the
gap created by geographical distance and over two thousand years
of history. Using a chronological approach to the life of
Christ, he guides the reader through significant events such as
Jesus' birth, baptism, and crucifixion, pointing out
illuminating details that that the Western mind would normally
miss. Amaral's premise is that to understand Jesus, we must
understand the time and place in