Essay
Fayard, April 2010
Presentation
"Who do you say I am?" This question Jesus asked his disciples has lost none of its force. The Gospels leave doubts about the identity of this extraordinary man: is he a prophet? The Messiah awaited by the Jews? The Son of God?
Yet today, Christianity is the only religion that affirms that its founder is both man and God. How did early Christians gradually come to affirm the divinity of Jesus when he himself never identified with God?
How, after heated debates, were the dogmas of the Holy Trinity and the Incarnation developed?
What other views were rejected as "heretical" during these virulent theological contests that cost some their lives?
What was the role of political power in the development of the Christian creed from the 4th century onwards and the conversion of the Emperor Constantine?
Written as a narrative, this captivating work allows us to understand the birth of Christianity as well as the foundations of the Christian faith and acutely poses the central question: who is Jesus?
Translations
Korea: CHANGHAE PUBLISHING
Italy: MONDADORI
Japan: SHUNJUSHA
Netherlands: TEN HAVE
Serbia: LAGUNA