Review: The Surprising Genius of Jesus: What the Gospels Reveal about the Greatest Teacher
The Surprising Genius of Jesus: What the Gospels Reveal about the Greatest Teacher by Peter J. Williams My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews Rating: 5/5 Peter Willaims wrote over the argument that he has seen little literature on how Jesus Christ of Nazareth should be considered a genius. We have seen geniuses in our day and throughout our history. Jesus should be on that list as well with the way he proclaims his parables and how they have such an impact not only on the hearers of it but his enemies as well, who were the scribes and priests of the temple who would know more of the deeper meaning. Willaims takes on the parable of the two sons and gives an entirely different perspective on the fantastic story of a lost son returning. He hones in on the older brother and how his view of the story shows a son who is selfish and uncaring. He then takes us back to other stories within the scriptures that focus on two brothers lik...