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Jesus’ Emotions in the Gospels is unavailable, but you can change that!

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,...

rather harsh terms. The stern warning comes from the Greek verb embrimaomai, a rare word that has overtones of anger and indignation.37 There are only four other occurrences in the New Testament, three of which refer to strong emotional reactions on the part of Jesus himself (Mk 1:43; Jn 11:33, 38). The only other reference is to those at the home of Simon the Leper scolding the woman who anointed Jesus for wasting the expensive perfume rather than selling it and giving the money to the poor (Mk
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