JESUS

THE KING

UNDERSTANDING THE LIFE AND DEATH OF

THE SON OF GOD

Previously published as King’s Cross

TIMOTHY KELLER

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First Riverhead hardcover edition: February 2011

First Riverhead trade paperback edition: March 2013

Riverhead trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-59448-666-1

The Library of Congress has catalogued the Riverhead hardcover edition as follows:

Keller, Timothy J., 1950–

King’s cross: the story of the world in the life of Jesus / Timothy Keller.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-0-525-95210-7 (hardcover)

1. Jesus Christ—Person and offices—Biblical teaching. 2. Bible. N.T. Mark—Criticism, interpretation, etc. I. Title.

BT203.K444 2011

232'8—dc22

2010047356

To Scott Kauffmann and Sam Shammas, without whom

this book would not exist

And also to the rest of the staff ...

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About Jesus the King: Understanding the Life and Death of the Son of God

The most influential man to ever walk the earth has had his story told in hundreds of different ways for thousands of years. Can any more be said?

Now Timothy Keller, New York Times bestselling author of The Reason for God and the man Newsweek called a “C. S. Lewis for the twenty-first century,” unlocks new insights into the life of Jesus Christ as he explores how Jesus came as a king, but a king who had to bear the greatest burden anyone ever has. Jesus the King is Keller’s revelatory look at the life of Christ as told in the Gospel of Mark. In it, Keller shows how the story of Jesus is at once cosmic, historical, and personal, calling each of us to look anew at our relationship with God. It is an unforgettable look at Jesus Christ, and one that will leave an indelible imprint on every reader.

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