Reviews

Stephen Mitchell restores the lovely, fiery, utterly brave and unique voice of Jesus to us — and the result is a real gift, a blessing, even (one dares think) a moment of grace.
–Robert Coles, Commonweal

Stephen Mitchell’s The Gospel According to Jesus is bound to be an extremely controversial book. Properly read, which is unlikely, the book would give Christendom a well-deserved spiritual earthquake. The book is a masterpiece of immense power and permanence.
–Jim Harrison

Even more than his meticulous scholarship, his farsighted commentary and elegant translation, the greatest contribution Mitchell has to make is his generosity of spirit. The Gospel According to Jesus is a bottomless text, so large-hearted that it can cause one to gasp with wonder and relief.
–Gail Caldwell, Boston Sunday Globe

If there is such a thing as spiritual entertainment, that is exactly what Mitchell has given us.
–Joseph Coates, Chicago Tribune Book World

Countless authors have written about Jesus, but few have plucked such a resonant chord with readers . . . Unlike some studies of Jesus that become bogged down in bloodless academic disputation, The Gospel According to Jesus is a work of heart.
–Los Angeles Times Magazine