New York Times Bestseller! The momentous third and final volume in the Pope’s international bestselling Jesus of Nazareth series, detailing how the stories of Jesus’ infancy and childhood are as relevant today as they were two thousand years ago.
In 2007, Joseph Ratzinger published his first book as Pope Benedict XVI in order “to make known the figure and message of Jesus.” Now, the Pope focuses exclusively on the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ life as a child. The root of these stories is the experience of hope found in the birth of Jesus and the affirmations of surrender and service embodied in his parents, Joseph and Mary. This is a story of longing and seeking, as demonstrated by the Magi searching for the redemption offered by the birth of a new king. It is a story of sacrifice and trusting completely in the wisdom of God as seen in the faith of Simeon, the just and devout man of Jerusalem, when he is in the presence of the Christ child. Ultimately, Jesus’ life and message is a story for today, one that speaks to the restlessness of the human heart searching for the sole truth which alone leads to profound joy.

本书据牛津大学出版社1980年英文版译出
“汉弗雷·卡本特所著的《耶稣》不以先入为主的神学观点较客观的解析了四部福音书，他认为耶稣最根本的死因是触犯了罗马人的利益，并非犹太人内部的教派之争而谋害耶稣。只有在当时占统治地位的罗马人最有理由抓捕，并处死一个自称或暗示自己是基督的人，他们有理由认为耶稣布道的目的是预谋叛乱，这在所谓的耶稣罪名为“犹太人的王”上就可见一斑。”