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  • A Pilgrimage
  • By: James Martin
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Summary

A gifted storyteller and spiritual director, Father James Martin, SJ, invites readers to experience the stories of the Gospels in a completely new, vivid, and exciting way to gain a deeper understanding of Jesus. Moving sequentially through the Gospels, considering not only familiar passages but also the "hidden life" of Jesus, the book offers a bold retelling of the life of Christ, faithful to the Christian tradition, while meditating on parts of the narrative that have often escaped notice.

Martin provides personal stories from his own life, the most up-to-date biblical scholarship, and powerful anecdotes from beloved spiritual teachers, and brings the reader along on his own real-life travels through the Holy Land.

Combining the fascinating insights of historical Jesus studies with profound spiritual reflections about the Christ of faith, Martin re-creates the world of first-century Galilee and Judea to usher us into Jesus's life and times and reveal how Jesus speaks to us today. Jesus: A Pilgrimage is an invitation to know Jesus as Father Martin knows him: Messiah and Savior, as well as friend and brother.

©2014 James Martin, SJ (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers

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Brilliant Jesus is alive to me

Inspired writing a story told and then related well to our modern day experience it's changed the way I see the bible

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As close as I could be to being there.....to date!

What did you like most about Jesus?

The honesty of the book and the personal accounts provided yet applicable to everyone

What did you like best about this story?

A new view and perspective into previous held beliefs and thought, some incorrectly so

What does James Martin bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

It was as though you were a third member of the pilgrimage, it was very inclusive.

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Mixed genre, solid scholarship, great breadth

Maybe I enjoyed this book the more, because it brought back the experiences of my own pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and found Fr Jim's personal accounts of of his peregrinations in search of the Holy Places evocative and honest. At first, I was a wee bit concerned we might be treated to all the "holiday snaps", but Fr Jim does know how to weave together personal experience, theology, history, archaeology, bible criticism and exegesis from many sources. And he is never po' faced. I'm glad that his pilgrimage gave him as much pleasure (but sometimes irritation) as mine did, but he can tell the tale better and to more effect than I.

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A joyful journey

A beautiful journey into the land of the Gospels. Thank you for sharing your story.

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Loved it!

I loved this book, particularly the reflections on the Gospel passages in light of James's experience in the Holy Land. It was moving and really nourished my faith, as well as being highly informative in respect of historicity and theological commentary. I thoroughly recommend it.

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A book to enjoy

The book combines elements of a travelogue, the life of Jesus in the culture of the first century AD and the use of strong references as a resource.
Father James Martin, a Jesuit spiritual leader,and his friend George tour the Holy Land visiting both well-known and little-known places which were important in Jesus’ life. Having never visited the Holy Land, I found his descriptions fascinating.
His own opinions and meditations and those of other respected theologians are interwoven into the content around Jesus’ life and work.
All-in-all, after an uncertain start, I thoroughly enjoyed the book.
The narration was excellent and the book gave me a lot to think about.

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Truly Inspiring

A beautiful read and helps to gain an insight into Jesus and his life. Throughout the book associations can be made with one's own life and help with alternative perspectives.

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Brilliant

Brilliant book. I was looking for a book on Jesus to listen to during Lent.
This book walks you you though the geography as well as the history of Jesus's time here on earth which gives the story more more realism. Fr. Martin explains the location and the settings of where each story from the bible happened and it now paints a clearer picture in my head of what actually happened.

This book was a joy to listen to - I probably got a bit annoying with my family because I kept trying to explain things that suddenly made much more sense to me :-)

I'll listen to this book again for sure.

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Food for meditation

E njoyed immensely. I felt I was a fellow Pilgrim. A rewarding experience which challenged much of my thinking on Jesus Christ, true man and true God. A wonderful adventure and encouragement for meditation on the Gospels. I felt the narration was perfect and that comes from a stick in the mud Brit, who does not warm easily to American narration. I highly recommend this book.

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Exciting.

I have visited Israel but after this, I want to go back. There is so much I need to see.

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