Ravi Zacharias - Seeing Jesus from the East: A Fresh Look at Historys Most Influential Figure

What Ravi Zacharias and Abdu Murray have done in Seeing Jesus from the East is critically needed today. In the West, weve mistakenly believed that Christianity is an outmoded religion. In the East, people see Christianity as a Western religion not meant for them. In highlighting Jesus Eastern origins and his revolutionary ideas, Zacharias and Murray show that Jesus can appeal to Christians and non-Christians, seekers and skeptics, Easterners and Westerners alike.

LOUIE GIGLIO, pastor, Passion City Church, and founder, Passion Conferences

As a detective, I learned an important, foundational lesson: avoid presuppositions before beginning any investigation. Years later, when I examined the person of Jesus for the first time, I struggled to shed many of the cultural and skeptical presuppositions I held as an atheist. I wish Id had Ravi and Abdus book in those early days of my investigation. They skillfully examine Jesus in his Eastern context and then demonstrate why Jesus matters for both Western and Eastern truth seekers. This book is unique in its genre and a must-read.

J. WARNER WALLACE, Dateline featured cold-case detective, speaker, and author of Cold-Case Christianity

Seeing Jesus from the East delivers exactly what it promisesa fresh look at the most influential person of all time. Drawing from their Eastern backgrounds, Ravi Zacharias and Abdu Murray show that the gospel isnt a merely Western message, but one that crosses cultures and even centuries. I highly recommend this book.

ROBERT MORRIS, founding lead pastor, Gateway Church

As an Asian Christian, I have longed to see a book like Seeing Jesus from the East. It is seeing Christianity afresh through a non-Western lens, and thus we are wonderfully led to grasp the universal appeal and power of the gospel of Christ, regardless of culture. In a divided world, the unifying and uncompromising message in this book is something we all need.

EDMUND CHAN, founder, Global Alliance of Disciple-Making Churches

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Seeing Jesus from the East

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To the memory of our dear friend and former colleague Nabeel Qureshi. He wanted so much to write this book with us, little knowing that his eyes would be seeing Jesus far better than any book can express. He is probably smiling at how little we know.