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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,...

been healed of their blindness, Jesus could foresee the looming storm. It is little wonder then that his words are laced with anger and indignation. The first two reported expressions of Jesus’ emotions in Matthew’s Gospel therefore contrast quite sharply. In both cases there is a request for a healing miracle and the supplicants address Jesus respectfully and correctly, but at an emotional level his reactions are very different. The centurion inspires his wonder and amazement. The formerly blind
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