The Jesus Way

Arguing that the way Jesus leads and the way we follow are symbiotic, Peterson begins with a study of how the ways of those who came before Christ revealed and prepared the way of the Lord that became complete in Jesus. He then challenges the ways of the contemporary American church, showing in stark relief how what we have chosen to focus on--consumerism, celebrity, charisma, and so forth--obliterates what is unique in the Jesus way. 304 pp.

Eugene H. Peterson, author of the best-selling contemporary Bible translation The Message, Is professor emeritus of spiritual theology at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia. His many other books include Working the Angles, Like Dew Your Youth, Eat This Book, Tell It Slant, and Practice Resurrection.

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction: "The Purification of Means"	p. 1
The Way of Jesus	p. 19
Jesus: "I Am the Way..."	p. 21
Metaphor	p. 24
Discernment	p. 27
Temptation	p. 28
Ways	p. 36
Abraham: Climbing Mount Moriah	p. 42
Faith	p. 44
Sacrifice	p. 49
Testing	p. 52
Moses: On the Plains of Moab	p. 59
Moses and the Five Books	p. 60
Every Idle Word	p. 66
A Congregational Language	p. 68
"Gospel Me to the Garden"	p. 76
David: "I Did Not Hide My Iniquity"	p. 78
The Narrative	p. 82
The Prayers	p. 88
Elijah: "Hide Yourself by the Brook Cherith"	p. 101
Ahab	p. 104
The Widow	p. 107
Baal	p. 109
Yahweh	p. 113
Naboth	p. 119
Ahaziah	p. 122
Isaiah of Jerusalem: "The Holy"	p. 127
"In the Year That King Vzziah Died..."	p. 129
"I Saw the lord Sitting upon a Throne"	p. 132
Midian and Patmos	p. 133
"And He Touched My Mouth ..."	p. 135
Holy God and Holy Stump	p. 138
The Non-Negotiable Holy	p. 147
Isaiah of the Exile: "How Beautiful on the Mountains"	p. 149
Exile	p. 150
Your God	p. 160
My Servant	p. 170
Beauty	p. 181
OtherWays	p. 191
The Way of Herod	p. 197
Jesus and Herod	p. 201
The Pharisees	p. 206
Jesus and the Pharisees	p. 212
Praying on the Way with Mary	p. 216
The Way of Caiaphas	p. 220
Jesus and Caiaphas	p. 229
The Essenes	p. 233
Jesus and the Essenes	p. 239
Praying on the Way with Thomas	p. 240
The Way of Josephus	p. 243
Jesus and Josephus	p. 252
The Zealots	p. 255
Jesus and the Zealots	p. 260
Praying on the Way with the Resurrection Christians	p. 264
Appendix: Some Writers on Discerning the Way	p. 272
Index of Subjects and names	p. 277
Index of scripture references	p. 285
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