Rabboni: Which Is to Say, Master

by W. Phillip Keller

This classic devotional from the best-selling author of "A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23" surveys the ministry of Jesus Christ through both the Old and New Testaments. Keller begins with the Lord's role in creation and ends with His return as the conquering King.

Genres: Christianity

320 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1977

About the author

Weldon Phillip Keller (1920-1997) wrote more than thirty-five books on Christian subjects, including his most popular book A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 The son of missionary parents in Kenya, Keller grow up in Africa before becoming a world citizen as a photographer, agronomist, and author. His books have over two million copies in print.

Reviews

[Stacey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Excerpt from the Author's Note: The writing of this book has been an honest endeavor to put in layman's language the life of our Lord. It has been a concerted attempt to convey to you, the reader, something of the wonderous character of Christ.

This book covers the life of Christ on Earth beginning with his birth to the resurrection. Although I did not find this book as engaging as Keller's other works, it's a detailed take on the life of Jesus with some personal feelings from the author.

[Ed · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a tremendous book on what Jesus Christ did in coming to earth to pay for our sins and the suffering that He took upon Himself to accomplish this. This is the second time that I read this book and there is such depth in reading about Christ, that I was shocked at what I missed the first time I read it. The author did a great job in helping us understand the love that Jesus has for us.

[Karen Butman]

Usually, I really enjoy and learn so much from the books of Phillip Keller. I enjoy A Shepherd looks at the 23rd Psalm and several of his books about creation showing the existence and beauty of God's world. However, this book left me a tad concerned. I know what he wanted to accomplish which was to bring to life many of the Bible stories about Jesus. Mostly, he does this well but he inserts comments in quotation marks as if they were made by Jesus. Some were directly from the Bible but many were just what he thought Jesus may have said. I find this a bit concerning and dangerous to add words from Jesus that are not in the Bible. That is my biggest complaint about this book. But, he does do a good job making a word movie of many of the stories. His sincerest hope is that someone reading this book, who didn't believe at the onset of reading, would be so moved and believe. I am glad I read it but I would suggest reading with a bit of caution.

[Frank Peters · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a wonderful book with some serious faults. The author has written a personal history of Jesus, as he has desired for the reader to see Jesus as he was – a wonderful, loving approachable man, who was also God. He succeeds in his purpose and I was often moved. This is the good part. The bad part is that while he was trying to extrapolate on the gospel accounts to make things more real, some of his extrapolations were wrong, while others were highly questionable. For example, James the son of Zebedee did not write the book of James, and Damascus steel was invented hundreds of years after Jesus. As you can see my criticism are not important, but they remain troubling. For if he could be so wrong on those items that I recognised, how can I trust him with other extrapolations where I have little existing knowledge.

[Helen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this book years ago, set it aside, then boxed it up with some other books when I moved--nearly 20 years ago. I decided recently that I needed to get rid of some of the books I've been hanging onto and, contrary to the advice of all those decluttering experts, opened the box to see what was in it. This book was one of the ones of top. So, I decided to make it my devotional reading for the next month or so. And I am glad I did. The portrait which emerges is vivid, and I found myself looking forward to my daily reading. Initially, I was going to send it to a friend when I finished it, but it's staying on my keeper shelf.

[Read1000books · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not my favorite book by my favorite inspirational writer. This one covers the life of Christ.

[Walt East · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as enjoyable as many of his other books. Forced and excessive alliteration over and over again in a 320 page book gets tedious.