The Christ Connection: How the World Religions Prepared the Way for the Phenomenon of Jesus

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In The Christ Connection noted apologist Varghese (There Is a God, co-written with atheist-turned-Christian philosopher, Antony Flew) offers a comprehensive and compelling formulation of the monumental discovery that Jesus of Nazareth is God and man, Messiah and Savior. The book explores: ʺ The pre-Christian religions - from native peoples to Egyptians and ancient Judaism - pointing the way to the Messiah to come ʺ Jesus as a phenomenon unique in human history ʺ The Christ connection as a rendezvous of the religions ʺ Fifteen grounds that lead us to affirm Jesus as God and man and Savior ʺ The foundations of the doctrine of the Trinity in human experience.;Popular models of the growth of religion -- A new model: the rendezvous of the religions -- The primevals -- Africa -- India -- Persia -- China -- Greece and the Near Eastern societies -- The Israelites -- The Christ connection -- From explanation to encounter -- A history of the historical Jesus quest -- The three amigos: species of skeptics we will always have with us -- A return to the roots of the Jesus story -- The aims and claims of Jesus -- Comeback: "on the third day" -- Who do I say that you are? -- Godhead: the greatest secret. Popular models of the growth of religion -- A new model: the rendezvous of the religions -- The primevals -- Africa -- India -- Persia -- China -- Greece and the Near Eastern societies -- The Israelites -- The Christ connection -- From explanation to encounter -- A history of the historical Jesus quest -- The three amigos: species of skeptics we will always have with us -- A return to the roots of the Jesus story -- The aims and claims of Jesus -- Comeback: "on the third day" -- Who do I say that you are? -- Godhead: the greatest secret.