{"id":587,"date":"2015-03-02T12:00:56","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T12:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/?p=587"},"modified":"2015-02-13T21:40:31","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T21:40:31","slug":"bible-resource-spotlight-jesus-the-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/2015\/03\/bible-resource-spotlight-jesus-the-king.html","title":{"rendered":"Bible Resource Spotlight: Jesus the King"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reader Appeal: Pastors, Small Group Leaders, Students<\/p>\n<p>Genre: Biblical Study<\/p>\n<p>FBSN Rating: A<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Guest Columnist \u2013 Dr. Norm Wakefield<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you want the Bible to come alive and relate to the 21st century then this book is for you. Timothy Keller is uniquely gifted as a writer, pastor and theologian. Not many can integrate these three callings in writing an engaging book, but Keller excels.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jesus the King<\/em> is a devotional commentary on the gospel of Mark. Some fill commentaries with scholarly research, Greek word studies and historical data in a way that fills the brain, but doesn\u2019t touch the heart. It\u2019s obvious that Keller has done extensive research, but he writes in a warm, insightful manner that is easy to read. I began to look for my highlighter so that I could remember the insights he was sharing.<\/p>\n<p>Keller\u2019s goal is not to give an exhaustive exposition of everything in the book of Mark. Rather he highlights those words and events that tie the book together around Jesus\u2019 ministry and purpose on earth. It\u2019s as though we are journeying with Christ as he walks on earth\u2019s soil.<\/p>\n<p>A word that keeps surfacing in my mind when I think of Keller is insight. When I read what he writes I find myself being drawn deeper into the life of Jesus. He sees what I\u2019m liable to miss. He describes Christ\u2019s words and events in a manner that is refreshing. And, his writing touches my emotions. I find myself stopping to thank our Lord for who he is, what he has done, and how he loves us. Reading the book is like mining for gold. When you strike a vein you want to stop and enjoy what you\u2019ve found.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to read something that both gives you insight into the Bible, and enriches your walk with the Lord, then <em>Jesus the King<\/em> is the book to read.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.penguin.com\/book\/jesus-the-king-by-timothy-keller\/9781594486661\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Jesus the King<\/em> <\/a>by Timothy Keller<\/p>\n<p>(Riverhead)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2126\u2126\u2126<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"About: Bible Study Nerds\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/about-for-bible-study-nerds.html\">About: For Bible Study Nerds\u2122<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"About: Mike Nappa\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/about-mike-nappa.html\">About: Mike Nappa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2014 to present by\u00a0<a title=\"Nappaland Communications Inc. official website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nappaland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nappaland Communications Inc<\/a>. 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