I absolutely loved this book... such an interesting and thoughtful take on Jesus and the times of Jesus. Also gave humanity to stories often looked over or put in a harsh light, this book was refreshing and a good read. I have often picked it up to read a chapter or two again.

Di sini Yesus digambarkan melalui kata-kata dari 77 sezaman yang mengenalnya - musuh dan teman: Suriah, Roma, Yahudi, imam, dan penyair. Edisi ini mengembalikan format aslinya dengan 2 lukisan dan 12 gambar.

Interesting concept but not one of Gibran's best. This book is a short collection of stories of various people who encountered Jesus during his time on earth.

I too died. But in the depth of my oblivion I heard Him speak and say, "Father forgive them, for they know not what they do."
And His voice sought my drowned spirit and I was brought back to the shore.
And I opened my eyes and I saw His white body hanging against the cloud, and His words that I had heard took the shape within me and became a new man. And I sorrowed no more.
Who would sorrow for a sea that is unveiling its face, or for a mountain that laughs in the sun?
Was it ever in the heart of man, when that heart was pierced, to say such words?
What other judge of men has released His judges? And did ever love challenge hate with power more certain of itself?
Was ever such a trumpet heard 'twixt heaven and earth?
Was it known before that the murdered had compassion on his murderers? Or that the meteor stayed his footsteps for the mole?
The seasons shall tire and the years grow old, ere they exhaust these words: "Father forgive them, for they know not what they do."

I became to know Jesus on the other side of view.. interesting!

kahlil gibran always makes me speechless...

Beautifully written. This book is written in short chapters, each one is an inimate look at Jesus the man. The perspectives are interesting; His mother, his neighbor, local elder, Pontius Pilot.........I really enjoyed it.

baca yg bahasa indo. Sebuah eksplorasi yg menarik dari sisi kemanusiaan Yesus. Ga bosen baca terus. Semakin dibaca, semakin menghipnotis.

Not all literature and art are of the same level of inspiration, not of the same value.

In understanding, and participating in everything that we encounter with all its dynamics - through the sphere of time as it changes - there are two parallel approaches one can take: upward and downward system approach. The latter's chief interest is to look into the problems to find their roots and tackle them. "What is the problem?" and "How can we solve it?" are its most important questions. The former, in contrast, asks "What is good?" and "How can we get better?" The more long-term you deal with the thing, and the more organic the structure of the thing that you are dealing with, you will understand that the two systems that seem to be of questions only slightly twisted from one another in the beginning later follow two distinct paths that will not converge. In many cases, instead of answering all the questions and tackling all the problems, you can simply choose to 'drop' the whole cluster of problems and choose to be 'better' from then on.

Everything that brings happiness, meaning, joy and fulfillment in long term is not obtained from the downward system approach. I hope I can better explain the two systems some other time, but it will suffice to say that, as someone who is not someone who professionally deals with art and literature, I have come to decide that I do not have all the time to indulge in the darker messages that some pieces want to deliver. Instead, I have decided to shift my focus to appreciating more ideal, divinely inspirational, and truly high-quality, high-level pieces. Not all human-created pieces are worth appreciating unless your time is infinite.

Recommended by my dear grandmother, I would - as millions of more people throughout a century would - say, that Gibran is a pure soul inspired by the essence of humanity and divinity. His voice is rooted in his unique life story, an un-ordinary early life, and his exceptional talent in emotion and art. I can never imagine a soul filled with such celestial beauty and literature as Gibran's.

My real motivation behind finally picking up this book was that I was hoping to discover the beauty of the Son of Man; I wanted to understand and truly connect to what the millions of billions of people throughout history have testified.

Reading the book, I was immersed in each sentence, awed in its beauty, and the inspiration lasts - but in the end, I think this book is not something I can recall so much of after finishing the last page. Each word and sentence is an inspiration itself. But whenever I feel like I need a peek into the Son of Man with Gibran's (exceptional) narratives, or when I feel like I need to quench a thirst inside, his sentences will prove to be a pure stream of water.

Mümin Hristiyan olmayanlar için çok anlam ifade etmeyebilecek, kurgusu güzel kitap.

Interesting read.

ما كان الفتي الناصري إلها وأنها لحسرة أن يسعي اتباعه لان يجعلوا من هذا الحكيم إلها

فلان تقايض فتخسر خيرا من إلا تمضي قدما

أن الطير فى السماء لا تلقي بالا الأفاعي فى جحورها المظلمة دع الموتي يدفنون موتاهم وكن انت بين الأحياء وحلق عاليا