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Attention is often paid to the events of Jesus’ life, his teaching, and his ministry, but rarely is Jesus’ emotional life considered. The emotional challenges posed throughout the New Testament gain new significance when understood side-by-side with the emotional character of Jesus. In this book, Voorwinde builds a careful picture of Jesus within the theological framework of each of the Gospels,...

What gives the present study even greater urgency is the fact that Jesus is seldom thought of in emotional terms. When Christians are asked to list the emotions of Jesus the result often bears only a very imperfect resemblance to his emotions as recorded in the Gospels. Why is this so? Why do those who profess to follow Jesus often have such an imprecise knowledge and understanding of his emotions? Perhaps one reason is the fact that there are relatively few specific references to Jesus’ emotions
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