The Friends and Foes of Jesus: Discover How People in the New Testament React to God's Good News
He was loved. He was hated. But he was never ignored.

Throughout history, men and women have asked, "Who is Jesus?" Some called him Lord. Others called him a great prophet.

Still others called him an apostate and nailed him to a cross.

The Jesus we meet in the New Testament is at once both human yet divine, adored yet feared, meek yet all-powerful. This Jesus can't be summed up by a simple word or phrase, and his impact on world history and on the spiritual lives of believers today can't be overstated.

Jesus was just as polarizing in his own time as he is now. Some adored him, risking their lives and following him to the cross. Others cursed him with their dying breaths.

In The Friends and Foes of Jesus, you'll come face to face with Christ's closest followers as well as his most outspoken rivals. From the High Priest who hated him to the beloved disciple who laid his head on Jesus's breast at the Last Supper, Peter DeHaan gives flesh, blood, and voice to these New Testament characters whose names you've read dozens of times but never really met until now.

The Friends and Foes of Jesus introduces contemporary readers to the people who interacted with the Son of God when he walked among us as a man.

Grab Peter DeHaan's insightful work for an unforgettable devotional journey filled with spiritual encouragement, historical tidbits, and practical inspiration for each new day.

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The Friends and Foes of Jesus: Discover How People in the New Testament React to God's Good News
He was loved. He was hated. But he was never ignored.

Throughout history, men and women have asked, "Who is Jesus?" Some called him Lord. Others called him a great prophet.

Still others called him an apostate and nailed him to a cross.

The Jesus we meet in the New Testament is at once both human yet divine, adored yet feared, meek yet all-powerful. This Jesus can't be summed up by a simple word or phrase, and his impact on world history and on the spiritual lives of believers today can't be overstated.

Jesus was just as polarizing in his own time as he is now. Some adored him, risking their lives and following him to the cross. Others cursed him with their dying breaths.

In The Friends and Foes of Jesus, you'll come face to face with Christ's closest followers as well as his most outspoken rivals. From the High Priest who hated him to the beloved disciple who laid his head on Jesus's breast at the Last Supper, Peter DeHaan gives flesh, blood, and voice to these New Testament characters whose names you've read dozens of times but never really met until now.

The Friends and Foes of Jesus introduces contemporary readers to the people who interacted with the Son of God when he walked among us as a man.

Grab Peter DeHaan's insightful work for an unforgettable devotional journey filled with spiritual encouragement, historical tidbits, and practical inspiration for each new day.

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The Friends and Foes of Jesus: Discover How People in the New Testament React to God's Good News

The Friends and Foes of Jesus: Discover How People in the New Testament React to God's Good News

by Peter DeHaan
The Friends and Foes of Jesus: Discover How People in the New Testament React to God's Good News

The Friends and Foes of Jesus: Discover How People in the New Testament React to God's Good News

by Peter DeHaan

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Overview

He was loved. He was hated. But he was never ignored.

Throughout history, men and women have asked, "Who is Jesus?" Some called him Lord. Others called him a great prophet.

Still others called him an apostate and nailed him to a cross.

The Jesus we meet in the New Testament is at once both human yet divine, adored yet feared, meek yet all-powerful. This Jesus can't be summed up by a simple word or phrase, and his impact on world history and on the spiritual lives of believers today can't be overstated.

Jesus was just as polarizing in his own time as he is now. Some adored him, risking their lives and following him to the cross. Others cursed him with their dying breaths.

In The Friends and Foes of Jesus, you'll come face to face with Christ's closest followers as well as his most outspoken rivals. From the High Priest who hated him to the beloved disciple who laid his head on Jesus's breast at the Last Supper, Peter DeHaan gives flesh, blood, and voice to these New Testament characters whose names you've read dozens of times but never really met until now.

The Friends and Foes of Jesus introduces contemporary readers to the people who interacted with the Son of God when he walked among us as a man.

Grab Peter DeHaan's insightful work for an unforgettable devotional journey filled with spiritual encouragement, historical tidbits, and practical inspiration for each new day.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781948082129
Publisher: Rock Rooster Books
Publication date: 05/14/2019
Series: Bible Character Sketches , #2
Pages: 254
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.53(d)

About the Author

Peter DeHaan, PhD, often makes religious people squirm, but spiritual seekers cheer. He's not trying to be provocative, but he seeks truth, even if it makes some people uncomfortable. He yearns for Christians to push past the status quo and reconsider how they practice their faith in every area of their lives. Peter earned his doctorate, awarded with high distinction, from Trinity College of the Bible and Theological Seminary. He lives with his wife in beautiful Southwest Michigan and wrangles crossword puzzles in his spare time.

Table of Contents

Jesus

Part 1: The Beginning

Zechariah (22)

Elizabeth

John (1) the Baptist

Mary (1)

Joseph (4)

King Herod (1)

The Magi

Simeon (2)

Anna

Part 2: The Ministry of Jesus

Simon (1)/Peter/Cephas

Andrew

James (1)

John (2), the Disciple

Philip (1)

Thomas (Didymus)

Matthew/Levi (5)

Bartholomew, James (2) Son of Alphaeus, and Simon (2) the Zealot

Thaddaeus and Judas (3), the Son of James (4)

Judas (1) Iscariot

Nathanael

Centurion (1)

Four Friends of the Paralyzed Man

The Mother of James and John

Martha

Mary (3), Martha and Lazarus’s Sister

Jairus

The Woman with Chronic Bleeding

Zacchaeus

The Rich Young Ruler

James (3), the Brother of Jesus

Herodias

The Foreign Woman Who Doesn’t Give Up

The Poor Widow and Her Gift

The Samaritan Woman Fetching Water

Bartimaeus

Nicodemus

Luke

Theophilus

Joanna

The Women Who Anoint Jesus

Simon (5)

Lazarus

Part 3: The Victory of Jesus

Malchus

Barabbas

Caiaphas

Annas

Herod (2)

Pilate

Simon (6) from Cyrene

Two Criminals on the Cross

Joseph (6) from Arimathea

Mary (2) Magdalene

Part 4: The Early Church in Acts

Matthias

Barsabbas (1)

Barnabas

Ananias (1) and Sapphira

Gamaliel (2)

Stephen

Philip (3)

The Ethiopian Treasurer

Simon (8) the Sorcerer

Saul (2)

Ananias (2)

Tabitha (Dorcas)

Cornelius

John Mark

Rhoda

Paul

Elymas (Bar-Jesus)

Silas

Timothy

Lydia

The Fortune-Teller

The Philippian Jailer

Jason

Priscilla and Aquila

Apollos

Demetrius (1)

Gaius

Aristarchus

Tychicus

Ananias (3)

Felix

Drusilla

Festus

King Agrippa and Bernice

Part 5: The Early Church Beyond Acts

Phoebe

Titus

Euodia and Syntyche

Epaphras

Demas

Onesiphorus

Claudia

Philemon

Archippus

Onesimus

Demetrius (2)

Diotrephes

Jude

Jezebel (2)

For Small Groups

Appendix 1: Duplicate Names

Appendix 2: If You’re New to the Bible

Acknowledgments

About Peter DeHaan

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