A nice reflection

I am currently reading Jesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict XVI and came across this reflection from a blogger. The fact it was posted by a protestant is remarkable, for Benedict truly knows how to speak to all Christians... some highlights...

"...I think because of the more serious nature of much Catholic spiritual writing, as compared to so much of the mass-market driven Protestant drivel out there, I think this book provides an opportunity for people to see Jesus, the historic and living Jesus, in a new and deeper way. Benedict really is gifted at cutting to the core of the matter."

"...Pope Benedict does a superb job connecting the old and the new testaments, or covenants. He shows how it is that Christians see Jesus as the fulfillment of what Christians call the Old Testament, and how the Old Covenant anticipated Jesus of Nazareth. "

"...every chapter so far has turned up for me fresh ways of seeing and understanding Jesus, his person and his mission."

I am really enjoying the book and am anxious to finish it, hopefully before the second book, "Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week" comes out next month