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What does the life of Jesus mean when its story begins before creation and reaches toward his promised return?
In Jesus the Christ, James E. Talmage follows the life and mission of Jesus through a Latter-day Saint understanding of scripture. Drawing chiefly on the four Gospels, he brings history, geography, and Jewish customs into an orderly account of the people, places, and claims at the heart of the story.
The study moves from Jesus’s birth and boyhood to John the Baptist, the Galilean ministry, and growing conflict with religious authorities. Talmage also draws on the Book of Mormon and other Latter-day Saint scriptures. He treats these accounts as true history, offering a sustained theological reading rather than a neutral historical biography.
What you’ll discover
- A story before Bethlehem Explore Talmage’s belief that Christ’s mission begins before the creation of the world.
- The world around Jesus Find Roman rule, Jewish customs, and geography woven into the scriptural account.
- Teaching and growing opposition Follow Talmage’s account of parables, miracles, and disputes over the Sabbath and religious practice.
- The weight of Gethsemane Consider why Talmage places the suffering of Jesus at the heart of his study.
- Beyond the Gospel accounts Examine the Book of Mormon’s account of Jesus among the peoples of the Americas.
Who will love it
For readers of faith who love an ordered, learned account of the life of Christ, and anyone curious about how Latter-day Saints understand his life and mission.
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- A scientist writes about the Savior
- Christ existed before the world began
- The birth and boyhood of Jesus
- Baptism, temptation, and the ministry begins
- The teacher, the parables, and the miracles
- Growing conflict and a confession
- The last week in Jerusalem
- Gethsemane, the cross, and the empty tomb
- Beyond the Gospels: Americas, apostasy, and return
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Jesus the Christ
by James E. Talmage · 1915
Talmage traces the life and mission of Jesus through the Gospels and Latter-day Saint scripture.
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Jesus the Christ is a study of the life of Jesus, written by James E. Talmage and published in 1915.
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A scientist writes about the Savior
James Talmage was an unusual author for a book about Christ. He trained as a geologist and chemist, and he served as president of the University of Utah and later of the Latter-day Saint University. In 1911 he was called as an apostle of his church. A few years later the First Presidency asked him to write a clear and full study of the life and mission of Jesus.
Talmage began the work in 1914. To write without interruption, he took a room in the Salt Lake Temple and worked there on many days, often long hours. The book was finished within about a year and printed in 1915. It has been in print ever since, and it remains one of the most widely read books among Latter-day Saints.
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What is Jesus the Christ by James Talmage about?
It is a detailed study of the life and mission of Jesus, from his existence before the world through his birth, ministry, death, and resurrection. It ends with the history of the church after the apostles and the promised return of Christ.
Why did James Talmage write Jesus the Christ?
The leaders of the Latter-day Saint church asked him to write a clear, full study of the life of Christ. He worked on it in 1914 and 1915, partly in a room in the Salt Lake Temple, and it was published in 1915.
Is Jesus the Christ an official book of the LDS Church?
It is not part of the scriptures of the church, but it has long been treated as a trusted study. Church leaders have recommended it, and it is widely used for personal reading and in teaching.
The author
James E. Talmage
1862–1933 · American Mormon theologian and writer
James E. Talmage (1862–1933) was born in England and moved to Utah in 1876. He worked as a scientist and educator and became an apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1911. He wrote The Articles of Faith (1899) and Jesus the Christ (1915).
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