—Margaret Silf, author of Inner Compass
“This engaging book is solidly based in contemporary Jesus studies but its charm lies in the insight a fellow Christian has gleaned into the God-man of the Gospels through his personal and deepening relationship with Jesus. Accompanying Martin on his journey will stir the sensitive reader to explore her or his own.”
—Sandra M. Schneiders, IHM, author of Written That You May Believe: Encountering Jesus in the Fourth Gospel
“Father James Martin does something remarkable in this book. He invites you to accompany him on a pilgrimage through the Holy Land but, at the same time, you begin to see the world through the lens of Jesus and his disciples. As the world of first-century Galilee and Judea comes to life, you find yourself a disciple, walking alongside Jesus in the Gospels. Even more remarkable, Father Martin brings to life the ancient world in which Jesus lived. In Father Martin’s hands, New Testament scholarship opens up the life of Jesus so the Gospels can speak to each of us today and transform us as they did their first hearers.”
—John W. Martens, associate professor of theology at the University of St. Thomas
“Whether encountering Jesus for the first time, or wanting to know him better, you will find a wonderful guide in Father James Martin. Not only does he walk us through the Gospels, sharing his own reflections and the fruit of the best modern scholarship, but he takes us along on his own tour of the Holy Land, treading in the virtual footsteps of Jesus and his disciples, dipping his hand in the same waters, experiencing the same sights, sounds, and heat. More than a travelogue or a commentary on Scripture—it is a moving and life-transforming pilgrimage.”
—Robert Ellsberg, editor of The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day
CREDITS
Cover design: LeVan Fisher Design
Maps by Beehive Mapping
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Imprimi potest: Very Rev. Myles N. Sheehan, SJ, Provincial, New England Province of the Society of Jesus
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FIRST EDITION
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Martin, James.
Jesus : a pilgrimage / James Martin.
pages cm
ISBN 978–0–06–202423–7
EPub Edition March 2014 ISBN 9780062292674
1. Jesus Christ—Biography. 2. Jesus Christ—Person and offices. 3. Israel—Description and travel. I. Title.
BT301.3.M35 2014
232—dc23
2013036031
14 15 16 17 18 RRD(H) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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