Download or read book On Being a Disciple of the Crucified Nazarene written by Ernst Käsemann and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2010-05-03 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book Ernst Ksemann celebrated initiator of the twentieth-century New Quest of the Historical Jesus examines the problem of the relation between discipleship and faith. / Ksemann first tackles specific passages in the Synoptic Gospels dealing with the summons to discipleship. He makes clear the relevance of the biblical message to human existence even today. In the second half he explores how themes relating to specific contemporary problems fulfill that message. / Here is a theologian who is radically and passionately committed to discipleship of the crucified Jesus of Nazareth and who is not afraid to share that commitment.