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Pope's new book, "Jesus of Nazareth," to be released on April 16, his 80th birthday

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Rome, Apr 13, 2007 / 11:33 am (CNA).- The Italian publishing house, Rizzoli has released an extensive press release and synopsis of Pope Benedict’s new book, "Jesus of Nazareth." The book is to go on sale in Italian, German, and Polish bookshops starting Monday, April 16, which is also the Pope's 80th birthday. The volume, 448 pages long, is to be translated into 20 languages, and will be available in English starting May 15th.

Rizzoli, which was entrusted by the Vatican Publishing House with the sale of the rights of the book throughout the world, today released a press communiqué stating that "'Jesus of Nazareth' is the first part of a two-volume work examining Jesus' public life from His Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration."

"On the one hand," the communiqué continues, "this is a pastoral narrative ... offering an introduction to the principles of Christianity. ... On the other, the text is an essay that maintains the strict academic discipline that distinguish the writings and talks of the theologian Joseph Ratzinger.

"The pastoral concerns of the Pope," it adds, "and his exceptional theological doctrine, come together to focus on the central theme of the work: the conviction that, in order to understand the figure of Jesus Christ, it is necessary to start from His union with the Father.”
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posted by Dr. Denice Hanley, DPM, M.Div. @ 3:00 PM