Four Faces by Mark Tully provided the source material for Lives of Jesus, a wonderful four-part BBC television series. The author, a journalist, takes us on a fascinating journey to Israel, Egypt, Rome, and India to learn more about Jesus of Nazareth. He asks all the right questions as he talks to Christian scholars about the incarnation; to an expert in comparative religion about the links between Jesus and Hinduism's "approachable God" Krishna; and to John Dominic Crossan about reasons why the early church survived against staggering odds. He visits Jerusalem and considers varied interpretations of the drama at the end of Jesus's life.
Tully probes Jesus as a Pharisee, a miracle worker, and a prophet. He identifies with the portrait of this sage in the Gospel of Q and the Gospel of Thomas. Here Jesus is a teacher of wisdom who emphasizes the inner search for God. Four Faces will speak to many seekers who are yearning for a special connection to Jesus.