Jesus THE Philosopher.....Thank You Peter Kreeft

     For me it was the article by Dallas Willard, Jesus the Logician, that improved the way I saw Jesus.  Like so many, I mainly saw Jesus as a "spiritual" figure, and much of my life I was certainly gnostic.  I am grateful for the authors that I have read that emphasized the incarnation and took very seriously that God became human.  In truth, most Christians struggle with either emphasizing the humanity or the divinity of Jesus.  Historical Christianity sees either extreme as herasy.
     Peter Kreeft's The Philosophy of Jesus is a fantastic book on several levels.  While it esteems the philosophy of Jesus, Kreeft stresses that the philosophy of Jesus is so intertwined with his humanity and divinity.  Jesus was truly the greatest philosopher who ever lived.  A look at the table of contents shows vintage Kreeft.  You will note both the traditional categories and the unique look Kreeft offers. 
Who is this book for? 

How was Jesus a philosopher? 

What are the four great questions of philosophy? 

Jesus' Metaphysics what is real 

Jesus' Jewish metaphysics 

Jesus' new name for God 

The metaphysics of Love

The moral consequences of metaphysics 

Sanctity is the key to ontology

The metaphysics of "I Am"
Jesus' epistemology (how do we know what is real?) 
Jesus' anthropology (who are we who knows what is real?)
Jesus' ethics (what should we be to be more real?) 
Jesus' personalism: seeing "Jesus only" 
The overcoming of legalism 
The refutation of relativism 
The secret of moral success
Jesus and sex
Jesus and social ethics: solidarity
Jesus and politics: is He left or right?
Conclusion 
     There are way too many great quotes from this little book (162) to give a fair sampling.  Looking back when I finished reading it, I discovered that there were not many pages that do not have a mark.  This is a book that I am confident would be an intellectual and spiritual blessing for any Christian seeking greater insight into the philosophy of Jesus.  I would also add that there are entire sections that would work well in a devotion, sermon, Bible lesson, or blog that would desire to yield insight into a topic rarely examined.