Pastor, teacher, and theologian Stanford E. Murrell tells the dramatic story of how Jesus Christ used 12 ordinary men to transform the world through a radically powerful yet simple message of hope and redemption for all humanity.

The book was first published in 1915. Jesus the Christ is the classic presentation of the life and ministry of the Savior. It helps people get a deeper understanding of the subject and give inspiration to believers. This book is often used in ministry and for the preparation of sermons.

THE RABBI JESUS of Nazareth chose twelve men to form his own itinerant minyan to travel with him wherever he went throughout his earthly ministry. A minyan is the number of adult Jews required to form a synagogue or to conduct Hebrew worship as a congregation. Today the quorum is ten. Originally the number was twelvethe same number of the original twelve tribes of Israel. This book provides new materials based upon historical research/analysis and an examination of the sociological, interpersonal, and group dynamics of this amazing group of Jesuss apostles. The Appendices include a unique Minyan Sociogram, maps, and a new Readers Guide that offers additional resources for the reader. A Leaders Manual with a DVD is also available for leaders of youth and adult Bible Study groups and church Sunday School classes. Dr. C. David Jones has given us a marvelous and expansive piece of Research work and writing in this book in which he tells the fascinating story of the original twelve men and then the thirteen men who joined them to form a very special minyan: their lives changed the world!from the Introduction to the book by Dr. Maxie D. Dunnam, past President and current Provost of Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, Kentucky. Cover illustration by Tim Baron