The Character of Jesus: A Paraphrase for Twenty-First-Century Readers - Paperback

by Barry Gray Mattox (Editor), Deborah Joyce Mattox (Editor), Charles Edward Jefferson (Author)

Many people have fallen in love with the original 1908 edition of The Character of Jesus as a resource that creates and reinforces their love and awe for the person Jesus Christ. Numerous Christians prize Dr. Jefferson's work as one of their favorite books and as a source for reinvigorating their faith. This paraphrased edition of the book makes this great work more available to today's readers (including younger readers) who might find early 20th-century language and events harder to comprehend. This edition is very useful for personal character studies that not only show the perfection of Jesus Christ, but create personal convictions in the reader to aspire to those same 26 characters traits. With the aid of an AI tool and some additional editing, we have been able to "re-write" the book to a 9th-grade reading level "paraphrase." (By comparison, the NIV Bible is written in a 7th -grade reading level.) We have endeavored to maintain the spirit of the book, while updating some of the content in order to make the work consistent with modern wording and references. This book is recommended to anyone wishing to know Jesus better and so to aspire to have Jesus' heart and character.