I really enjoy reading books about Jesus, and "Jesus: A Pilgrimage" written by James Martin is the best book I've read about Jesus in a long time. James Martin is a Jesuit priest who decided to visit the Holy Land with a fellow priest. The author wanted to see the places where Jesus walked while ministering on earth.
Martin traveled to all of the major holy sites, and he and his traveling companion also visited many other destinations connected with the Lord Jesus. Of particular interest to me was the author's description of the region around the Sea of Galilee. This is the area where Jesus preached and performed numerous miracles. Nearby, Jesus would speak the words of the Sermon on the Mount which mean so much to me and to Christians around the world.
What I like best about this book is that the humanity of Jesus really comes alive through the author's accounts of his travels. Martin invites the reader to think about what it was like for Jesus growing up as a boy. What did Jesus do in all of those years before He began His public ministry? For me, this made Jesus come alive and seem very real as a flesh and blood person.
"Jesus: A Pilgrimage is a big book, but is well worth reading. Readers will learn much about the geography and culture of the Holy Land, and they will experience the Lord Jesus in a fresh way.
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