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From the best-selling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization and The Gifts of the Jews, his most compelling historical narrative yet.
How did an obscure rabbi from a backwater of the Roman Empire come to be the central figure in Western Civilization? Did his influence in fact change the world? These are the questions Thomas Cahill addresses in his subtle and engaging investigation into the life and times of Jesus.
Cahill shows us Jesus from his birth to his execution through the eyes of those who knew him and in the context of his time - a time when the Jews were struggling to maintain their beliefs under overlords who imposed their worldview on their subjects. Here is Jesus the loving friend, itinerate preacher, and quiet revolutionary, whose words and actions inspired his followers to journey throughout the Roman world and speak the truth he instilled - in the face of the greatest defeat: Jesus' crucifixion as a common criminal. Daring, provocative, and stunningly original, Cahill's interpretation will both delight and surprise.
Critic Reviews
"Divertingly instructive - gratifying.... [Cahill] makes Jesus a still-living literary presence." (The New York Times)
"Engaging. Cahill strips away the pious accretions of 2000 years so that a picture of Jesus as an actual human being emerges." (BookPage)
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- David
- 04-18-03
Desire Delivers
This was the most comprehensive and level handed book dealing with Jesus as a historical figure and spiritual leader that I have ever had the pleasure of reading (hearing). The author does a brilliant job of developing the historical frame-work leading up to Jesus. He moves the reader through the pre-Jesus influences of early middle eastern society and then relates the radical nature of Jesus's teachings as backdropped by the historical settings of his time. The discussion and review of Jesus' personal history and the churchs early development is both rational and even handed.
I completly enjoyed this book and would recommend it to all listeners that are interested in Jesus life, times, and impacts.
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- Victoria
- 05-09-03
for the layman...
this book was extremely informative, giving much historical background information in order to establish the context of biblical event in bibical times. it's a great read for those of us who don't have a degree in biblical scholarship or ancient history. at the same time, the facts are not dry, but the narrative is rich and interesting. altogether, a very good 'read'.
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- Andrew
- 10-31-05
A Beautiful and Profound Book
I write this review with a curious mixture of melancholy, satisfaction and happiness as I just completed listening to Desire of the Everlasting Hills -- and I'm frankly sorry I've completed the book. No series of sleep-inducing sermons, Cahill brings the great events, cultures and people of the New Testament and early Christian eras literally to life. Even the most hardened and cynical nihilist may find this book's tenets and interpretations difficult to dismiss. Many times while listening to the extraordinary stories of these great but very real people who were largely unbeknownst to me previously, I found myself overwhelmed by the profound humanity in the writing. Moreover, Cahill's portrait of Jesus -- a man I so often wish I truly knew -- was beyond description. My personal view is that those who are on the path of exploring their spirituality and working towards that perennially elusive state called self-actualization, may greatly benefit from reading this work. Intuitively imparting compelling non-dogmatic lessons and the corresponding actions (very relevant for all of us who shake our heads, wring our hands, and fret over our inability as one person to do anything about the vast scale of tragedies all around our troubled world), the author leaves us with exemplars who demonstrate by their actions what we can possibly do to make the world a better place. These are some of the things that I have taken from Cahill's wonderful book to date, and I intend to purchase a physical copy and return to it as a reference for many years to come.
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- Tomas
- 01-26-05
A delight
I liked it very much. Being attracted by history and religion, this one satisfied my tastes entirely. I liked the temperate presentation free of ecstatic exigency. I am not a Christian myself and I am definitely not a fan of religious organizations of whatever religious denomination. This book is about the core values and that is why I am releasing five stars.
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- Doug Lucas
- 06-16-04
Book allowed me to re-Saul-t my Christianity
This book made me reevaluate my opinions on both Paul (Saul) and John the Evangelist. Untill hearing this book I had alway prefered my Christianity un-Saul-ted.
I enjoyed the listen although the narrator's brogue got a little much at times.
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- Samuel Douglas
- 06-05-20
Great depth of knowledge, accessibly articulated
Cahill is obviously a person of deep understanding on the topic. The time he had spent researching is also evident. He puts this all together with his typical clarity and insight. Easy to understand, but the subject matter and its implications will stay with you.
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- Early Dawn
- 02-13-20
A profound book
I want to express to Mr. Cahill my appreciation for his incredible book, “Desire of the Everlasting Hills - The World Before and After Jesus”. This sentence, in particular, touches my heart: "Is not the desire of the everlasting hills that they be saved from their everlastingness, that something new happen, that the everlasting cycle of human cruelty, of man's inhumanity to man, be brought to an end?" It brings to mind the eternal hope from Isaiah 2:4:
“He shall judge between the nations,
and shall decide disputes for many peoples;
and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war anymore.”
I have purchased several copies of Mr. Cahill’s book for friends as well as the wonderful audio performance by Mr. Brian O'Byrne on CD, cassette and Audiobooks which I have loaned several times over. This is a profound book that I constantly refer to in my Disciple Bible Study group and with anyone who listens.
Recently, we were in Rome, and I dearly want to find the landmarks he referenced in the Introduction. Unfortunately, time did not permit it…this time. Perhaps, next time. It was a trip we tacked onto the end of a Holy Lands tour our church has sponsored. Next year, I think our church is headed along the route of the Apostle Paul, which Mr. Cahill vividly also brings to life.
I also enjoyed Mr. Cahill’s book, “How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe”, which my dad gave me as a Christmas gift before he passed away, some years ago. But it is “Desire of the Everlasting Hills” that has caused me to write this..
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- Dr. R. Leggs
- 03-20-18
Inspirational
Cahill writes with clearing and profound understanding of the life and times of Jesus
I found it especially meaningful during this time of Lent.
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- J. Blackwood
- 03-31-22
Great reading! Highly recommended
This was my first Audible book and What a treat it was! The Irish accent of the narrator gives this book an aire of its Irish author. The book itself is invigorating for well read Christians who are familiar with history of Western Civilization and the New Testament. The book sets the time of Jesus’s life against the backdrop of Alexander The Great’s transformation of the Middle East followed by the ascension and dominant rule by the Romans.
The second half is a dabbling portrait of Paul and the stories of the early church. A fascinating human collage of the early church communities. A very good summary of each and how Paul was able to lead and inspire them all.
The last part of the book has some good recent stories and examples of mission churches and a strong general indictment of the organized church and slavery and oppression and war. A vigorous ending full with hope.
I feel hopeful and energized and comfortable that I am still on the road of discovery and searching for my mission and how I can help others and love God with all my heart and love neighbors as i love myself.
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- douglas m. cook
- 02-16-22
A Gift of Grace
Thomas Cahill and his wonderful reader have given us a book full of faith,grace,insight and wisdom.It reintroduced this old sinner to the Jesus of love ,kindness and justice.I am grateful and humbled and I look forward to listening to Gift of the Jews.
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D. A. Carson, one of today's most notable Bible scholars, introduces the irony, scandal, and greatness of the work done on the cross. How are Christians to approach the central gospel teachings concerning the death and resurrection of Jesus?
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Another great book by Carson
- By MW on 02-27-18
By: D. A. Carson
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Who Is This Man?
- The Unpredictable Impact of the Inescapable Jesus
- By: John Ortberg
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Best-selling author John Ortberg shares how Jesus' influence has swept over history and how his vision of life continues to impact humanity today. Jesus' impact on our world is highly unlikely, widely inescapable, largely unknown, and decidedly double-edged. It is unlikely in light of the severe limitations of his earthly life; it is inescapable because of the range of impact; it is unknown because history doesn't connect dots; and it is doubled-edged because his followers have wreaked so much havoc, often in his name.
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NOT narrated by John Ortberg, sadly
- By T. Harris on 08-15-12
By: John Ortberg
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The Jesus I Never Knew
- By: Philip Yancey
- Narrated by: Bill Richards
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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How does the Jesus of the New Testament compare to the Jesus we think we know so well? Best-selling author Philip Yancey conducts an enlightening biblical and historical investigation.
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Makes you think
- By R. Whitten on 07-11-03
By: Philip Yancey
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A Doubter's Guide to Jesus
- By: John Dickson
- Narrated by: Van Tracy
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Who was Jesus? Historical sources portray a person who was complex, multi-layered, and often contradictory to the tidy portrait that much of modern Christianity paints him as. Even the gospel accounts render him as both judge and healer, teacher and temple, servant and savior. A Doubter's Guide to Jesus is a persuasive and often challenging investigation into the historical figure found in the earliest sources. These sources, which include references both direct and indirect - from Roman, Jewish, and Christian accounts - offer us more than simple evidence that Jesus existed.
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Not what I expected
- By LynniePynnie on 01-02-23
By: John Dickson
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Christ
- A Crisis in the Life of God
- By: Jack Miles
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Jack Miles's book is a provocative and revisionary look at the life of Jesus, in which many of the most well-worn truths about Christ are recontextualized and revisited. It does not look for the historical Jesus, but takes the Gospels as the sole source about his life.
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Missed a lot of stuff
- By Wintertao on 01-08-21
By: Jack Miles
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What Jesus Meant
- By: Garry Wills
- Narrated by: Garry Wills
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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In what are billed "culture wars", people on the political right and the political left cite Jesus as endorsing their views. Garry Wills argues that Jesus subscribed to no political program. He was far more radical than that. In a fresh reading of the gospels, Wills explores the meaning of the "reign of heaven" that Jesus not only promised for the future but brought with him into this life.
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The best book on Jesus I've read.
- By Jack on 10-29-11
By: Garry Wills
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Scandalous
- The Cross and The Resurrection of Jesus
- By: D. A. Carson
- Narrated by: John Haag
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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D. A. Carson, one of today's most notable Bible scholars, introduces the irony, scandal, and greatness of the work done on the cross. How are Christians to approach the central gospel teachings concerning the death and resurrection of Jesus?
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Another great book by Carson
- By MW on 02-27-18
By: D. A. Carson
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Who Is This Man?
- The Unpredictable Impact of the Inescapable Jesus
- By: John Ortberg
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Best-selling author John Ortberg shares how Jesus' influence has swept over history and how his vision of life continues to impact humanity today. Jesus' impact on our world is highly unlikely, widely inescapable, largely unknown, and decidedly double-edged. It is unlikely in light of the severe limitations of his earthly life; it is inescapable because of the range of impact; it is unknown because history doesn't connect dots; and it is doubled-edged because his followers have wreaked so much havoc, often in his name.
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NOT narrated by John Ortberg, sadly
- By T. Harris on 08-15-12
By: John Ortberg
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The Life and Times of Jesus
- From His Earthly Beginnings to the Sermon on the Mount (Part I)
- By: Michael Ruszala, Wyatt North
- Narrated by: David Glass
- Length: 3 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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To write a book about Jesus is a challenging task; to live a life like Jesus' is more challenging still. Though not primarily a work of theology or of spirituality, this popular history intends to help the words and deeds of Jesus come alive for contemporary readers. In Jesus' day, he was a polarizing figure; one was either for him or against him.
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well told.
- By Eric Smith on 06-28-17
By: Michael Ruszala, and others
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Peter, Paul, and Mary Magdalene
- The Followers of Jesus in History and Legend
- By: Bart D. Ehrman
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Bart Ehrman, author of the best sellers Misquoting Jesus and Truth and Fiction in The Da Vinci Code, here takes listeners on another engaging tour of the early Christian church, illuminating the lives of three of Jesus' most intriguing followers: Simon Peter, Paul of Tarsus, and Mary Magdalene.
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A re-write of "Misquoting Jesus"
- By Miguel on 09-09-08
By: Bart D. Ehrman
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Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again
- By: Rachel Held Evans
- Narrated by: Rachel Held Evans
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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If the Bible isn’t a science book or an instruction manual, then what is it? What do people mean when they say the Bible is inspired? When Rachel Held Evans found herself asking these questions, she began a quest to better understand what the Bible is and how it is meant to be read. What she discovered changed her—and it will change you too.
Drawing on the best in recent scholarship and using her well-honed literary expertise, Evans examines some of our favorite Bible stories and possible interpretations, retelling them through memoir, original poetry, short stories, soliloquies, and even a short screenplay. Undaunted by the Bible’s most difficult passages, Evans wrestles through the process of doubting, imagining, and debating Scripture’s mysteries. The Bible, she discovers, is not a static work but is a living, breathing, captivating, and confounding book that is able to equip us to join God’s loving and redemptive work in the world.
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Hermeneutics for people that don't use the word
- By Adam Shields on 06-14-18
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The Last Week
- What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus's Final Days in Jerusalem
- By: Marcus J. Borg, John Dominic Crossan
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Top Jesus scholars Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan join together to reveal a radical and little-known Jesus. As both authors reacted to and responded to questions about Mel Gibson's blockbuster The Passion of the Christ, they discovered that many Christians are unclear on the details of events during the week leading up to Jesus's crucifixion. Using the gospel of Mark as their guide, Borg and Crossan present a day-by-day account of Jesus's final week of life. They begin their story on Palm Sunday with two triumphal entries into Jerusalem.
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Fantastic review
- By Valerie on 02-24-12
By: Marcus J. Borg, and others
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When the Church Was Young
- Voices of the Early Fathers
- By: Marcellino D'Ambrosio
- Narrated by: Marcellino D'Ambrosio
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Marcellino D'Ambrosio dusts off what might have been just dry theology to bring you the exciting stories of great heroes such as Ambrose, Augustine, Basil, Athanasius, John Chrysostom, and Jerome. These brilliant, embattled, and sometimes eccentric men defined the biblical canon, hammered out the Creed, and gave us our understanding of sacraments and salvation. It is they who preserved the rich legacy of the early Church for us.
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Masterful summary of the early Church Fathers
- By Mike C on 08-22-14
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Angels and Saints
- A Biblical Guide to Friendship with God's Holy Ones
- By: Scott Hahn
- Narrated by: Scott Hahn
- Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Angels and saints. Catholics tend to think of them as different from the rest of us. They're cast in plaster or simpering on a holy card, performing miracles with superhero strength, or playing a harp in highest heaven.
Yet they are very near to us in every way. In this lively audiobook, Scott Hahn dispels the false notions and urban legends people use to keep the saints at a safe distance. The truth is that Jesus Christ has united heaven and earth in a close communion. Drawing deeply from Scripture, Dr. Hahn shows that the hosts of heaven surround the earthly Church as a "great cloud of witnesses".
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Wonderful, thoughtful introduction to major saints
- By Deb Kastner on 12-06-14
By: Scott Hahn