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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,...

covered a broad spectrum of experiences ranging from attitudes, motives and affects to feelings, moods and passions. Needless to say, the issue has sparked intense debate. In the current state of play there are still a number of unresolved questions: How many basic emotions are there? Are emotions universal or are they culturally conditioned? And what is the relationship between emotions, biological reactions and thoughts? In other words, does our emotional experience depend on our perception of
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