Encounters with Christ

Gospel Stories of Transformation

Taylor Fisher

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Historia Magna
03 September 2025

Translation & interpretation; Bibles; New Testaments; Bible readings, selections & meditations

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In this groundbreaking exploration of twenty-four transformative encounters with Jesus from the Gospels, readers are invited on a journey that brings ancient narratives to life with fresh insight and spiritual depth. From the first disciples who left everything to follow him to Thomas who touched his wounds, from the desperate woman who reached for his garment to the Pharisee who questioned him at night-each story reveals something profound about both Jesus and our own spiritual journeys.

Drawing upon two thousand years of interpretive wisdom, from the Church Fathers to contemporary scholarship, this book illuminates how these encounters continue to speak across cultural and historical boundaries. Each chapter examines a specific Gospel narrative with careful attention to historical context while exploring its enduring theological and existential significance for readers today.

Discover how a tax collector's desperation, a mother's persistence, a skeptic's doubt, and a sinner's tears all become pathways to transformation when they intersect with Christ. See how Jesus consistently crosses boundaries of gender, ethnicity, purity, and status to reach those society had marginalized. Witness how his presence creates crisis-requiring each person to reorient their understanding of God, themselves, and their responsibilities to others.

Whether you approach these stories as a committed believer seeking deeper understanding, a spiritual seeker with genuine questions, or a curious reader interested in Christianity's foundational narratives, this book offers thoughtful, accessible analysis that respects both intellect and heart. These accounts of divine-human encounter continue to catalyze profound personal transformation, challenging our assumptions while offering a vision of God's redemptive engagement with humanity.

""Encounters with Christ"" reveals how Christianity began not as a philosophical system but through life-changing personal interactions with Jesus-encounters that continue to invite readers today into their own transformative meeting with the one who still says ""Follow me.""

By: Taylor Fisher
Imprint: Historia Magna
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 322g
ISBN: 9798232460235
Pages: 236
Publication Date: 03 September 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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Encounters with Christ

Gospel Stories of Transformation

Taylor Fisher

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