Days of the Living Christ
Volume 1

Many wonderful and inspirational surprises lie within the covers of this book and its companion, Volume 2. Over Twenty-five years ago, Dr. Skousen had concluded that just about everything connected with the life and mission of Jesus Christ had been written. Then he began to find some scriptural treasures that had been missed.

Before long he was deep into a comprehensive study of the life and mission of the Savior that finally culminated in these two volumes. Volume 1 covers the birth of Christ, His early years, the Sermon on the Mount and much of His ministry here on earth. The reader will grasp a new concept of the love Jesus had for the Jewish people and also discover a whole new scriptural basis for Peter's denial of the Christ. It is believed these two volumes will provide a new, dynamic, three-dimensional appreciation of the Savior and those who labored with Him.

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Volume 2 covers the amazing developments in the last six months of the Savior's life. During this brief period, we encounter a broad vista of scriptural surprises. For example, we discover that during the crisis connected with the last week in the Savior's life, all of the apostles lost their testimonies. Jesus knew this would happen, and at the Last Supper He told Peter that when he was reconverted he should strengthen his brethren. It seems very strange that in spite of all the Savior's marvelous miracles, His half-brothers rejected Him during His ministry; however, in the end, they all accepted Jesus as their Savior and one of them became an apostle.

Students of the scriptures recognize the New Testament as one of the greatest scriptures ever written, but even those who have read it a number of times may still find a great many new and exciting treasures of inspiration and knowledge as this second volume unfolds.

Excerpt from "Days of the Living Christ - Volume 1":

The Story of a Famous Jewish Scholar Who Became a Christian

Alfred Edersheim was born in Vienna in 1825. He matriculated through his early years of educational training in his home community and finally graduated from the University of Vienna.

He later traveled to England, and while serving as a tutor, came under the influence of a Scottish Presbyterian chaplain named John Duncan.

Before long, Edersheim had made a careful study of the tenets of Christianity, and even though he felt the loving persuasion and social pressure of his own people to resist it, he became a believer in the Jewish Messiah from Nazareth. He was baptized into the Presbyterian faith, and soon afterwards was ordained a minister in the Scottish Presbyterian Church.

Later, Edersheim's talents as a scholar in classical languages led him to undertake graduate studies at the New College in Edinburgh, and later at the University of Berlin.

During these years, this new Jewish convert gradually began to realize that most Christian scholars had a very inadequate understanding of the Savior's Jewish background. He therefore undertook to prepare an extensive study of the Old Testament from a Jewish perspective so that he could share the Savior's religious and cultural background with his fellow Christians.

The Need to Study the Old Testament in Order to Understand the New Testament

In presenting the saga of the Old Testament, Dr. Edersheim hoped Christians would be able to comprehend to a greater extent the tumultuous anguish which the Jewish people endured for centuries in order to bring the great Messiah-Redeemer to the world.

From a modern source we discover that even the Savior was anxious to have the Gentiles appreciate the history of the Jews and the contribution they have made to the Christian legacy. He said:

"O ye Gentiles, have ye remembered the Jews, mine ancient covenant people? Nay; but ye have cursed them, and have hated them, and have not sought to recover them. But behold, I will return all these things upon your own heads; for I the Lord have not forgotten my people."

The Savior also had something to say about the role of the Jews in giving us the Bible. He said modern man could not pretend to love the Bible and simultaneously despise the people who preserved it. Speaking of the Gentiles, he said:

"They [the Gentiles] shall have a Bible; and it shall proceed forth from the Jews, mine ancient covenant people. And what thank they the Jews for the Bible which they receive from them? Yea, what do the Gentiles mean? Do they remember the travails, and the labors, and the pains of the Jews, and their diligence unto me, in bringing forth salvation unto the Gentiles?"

Days of the Living Christ Volume 1

Excerpt from "Days of the Living Christ - Volume 1":

Days of the Living Christ
Volume 1