Made on Earth: How gospel writers created the Christ

by Lorraine Parkinson

A careful look at the four gospels and how their respective authors wrote so that their readers would believe that Jesus was the Messiah, the Anointed One, the Christ.

363 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2015

Reviews

[Sharon Neufer · Rating 5 out of 5]

The author does what she says she will do in the sub-title to this book: show how the gospel writers created the concept of Jesus as the Christ. She writes about the idea of the Messiah as it relates to Jesus of Nazareth; she examines each of the four gospels and how how the concept of the Messiah is incorporated into each; and finally looks briefly at the question "What would it mean for Christianity to remove the Christ and reclaim the Teacher?" An excellent book!