In The Jesus I Never Knew, Yancey explores the life of Jesus, as he explains, "'from below,' to grasp as best I can what it must have been like to observe in person the extraordinary events unfolding in Galilee and Judea" as Jesus traveled and taught. Yancey examines three fundamental questions: who Jesus was, why He came, and what He left behind. Step by step, scene by scene, Yancey probes the culture into which Jesus was born and grew to adulthood; his character and mission; his teachings and miracles; his legacy--not just as history has told it, but as He Himself intended it to be. .
The book "the Jesus I never knew" takes a different look at Jesus Christ and how he lived. Questions are asked as to how he lived and what he believed in. it starts by tackling another question, do we really know Jesus Christ? . In today's world he is depicted as a mister Rogers type character, but the author tries to show us that this can't be as black and white as the church would try to make it buy asking "what government would execute mister Rogers? Also the story of Mary and the birth of the lord Jesus. The book takes a realistic look at the trouble that must have been facing Mary in her time of need that you would not hear in the church today. For instant the fact the Joseph wanted to divorce Mary before the angel Michael had appeared. .
The fact that she was looked upon as being unfaithful names one of the perils that they must have encountered. Jesus was a Jew and today the church try to disregard the fact that he was. Peter showed the royal bloodline of Jesus through such ancestors as Abraham. We take a look at how Jesus prevented using his power, for instant the temptation in the desert by the devil. Jesus refused to use his power in order to show his superiority he chose to do ask his father would do. God prefers to gain our obedience through love because he knows that love can only be obtained through love.
