The Faces of Jesus: A Life Story [Hardcover]

Frederick Buechner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2005

With timeless insight, Frederick Buechner introduces us to the Jesus of the Gospel. The old, old story begins to ring new as Buechner revisits the ancient stories and shows us different aspects of the face of Jesus. Here we see the story behind the story. The story which we are invited into. Our story.

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"[Buechner is] one of our most original storytellers." -- USA Today

From the Author

"[U]nless we take pains we hardly see it at all. Take pains. See it for what it is and, to see it whole, see it too for what it is just possible that it will become: the face of Jesus as the face of our own secret and innermost destiny: The face of Jesus as our face." -Frederick Buechner

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 97 pages
• Publisher: Paraclete Press (MA) (September 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557254559
• ISBN-13: 978-1557254559
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #621,104 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An experience of wonder, August 26, 2005

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G. Richard Wheatcroft (Irving TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Faces of Jesus: A Life Story (Hardcover)

If occasionally you find that the stories of Jesus found in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John have become so familiar they fall flat, this book will help you experience the wonder of reading them again as if for the first time.

The faces of Jesus, his "ways of being and being seen" are illuminated in six chapters: Annunciation, Nativity, Ministry, Last Supper, Crucifixon, and Resurrection.

The focus of the faces of Jesus is that whatever else he may have been, he was a man once and had a "man's face, a human face."

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Moving text crowned by images of Jesus's face in world art., May 20, 1999

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"zipppity" (Northern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Faces of Jesus (Paperback)

The Faces of Jesus is a beautiful art book and an inspirational Christian text written by one of the world's great theologians and authors. Buechner's text highlights the life of Jesus and raises goosebumps as the story comes alive in a new and beautiful way. Surrounded by some of the great artwork of the world and some not so readily known images it captures the face of this mysterious man and brings a sense of the spirit here and now. It will take your breath away and open you to the breath of God anew.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Buechner's Jesus, November 9, 2006

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Miranda Rand (Schenectady, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Faces of Jesus: A Life Story - Paperback (Paperback)

Frederick Beuchner seldom dissapoints. This is true of this delightfully poetic view of Jesus' life. Based on some of the more famous pictures of Jesus by various artists, the paper back edition, while handy to have and easily portable lacks the charm of the larger hard cover original edition which contains reproductions of the art work. Typical of Buechner's immently readable style, this book delights the senses while deepening the faith.