Life of Christ

In this book, over 75 events from the life of Christ -- from Mary's joyful 'Yes' to the glorious morning three days after the Crucifixion, when the disciples slowly came to realize the immense truth of the Risen Christ -- are brought alive by full colour illustrations and by the matchless poetry of the King James Bible. Angus McBride, the artist for this book, shows Jesus as a Jew, as a man who bore the marks of the toil, poverty and hardship of life in an obscure outpost of the Roman Empire, yet above all as one who to all he met -- and continues to meet -- gave healing and wholeness to the complete person. McBride's attention to detail and historical accuracy makes first-century Palestine a vivid world to the twentieth-century reader. And additional factual information on many of the social, political and religious currents of the time of Christ add to the modern reader's understanding of this man who never ceases to puzzle and intrigue -- and inspire.