In A God Named Josh, Jared Brock has written a fresh perspective about the life of Jesus. He named God Josh and in it he refers to him by this name. The book begins by exploring the genealogical of Jesus and goes all the way to him dying on the cross and rising up from the grave. He enlightened on all of the twelve disciples and their backgrounds using scripture where readers can grasp who they were. He explored in great detail how Jesus related to the women he was around at the time, the Romans, Pharisees, just to name a few. He looked at the rabbi clothing and how they dressed. Jared explained how we can take lessons from Yehoshua and our appearance. First, we need to remember not to judge others on how they look on the outside. He shared how there isn’t many people who were considered attractive or well-dressed who made an impact. These included William Shakespeare, Winston Churchill, and Mother Teresa. He clarified how we shouldn’t dress in anything that could cause us to distract someone else. The book also revealed the significance of following economic principles and using wisdom in our money and spending. He broke this down into twelve principles such as, “use your money to show mercy, make a budget, or rather, count the cost, give and lend to the poor without question”.
I would recommend this remarkable book about Jesus and his historical life story to anyone who is ready to dive into a new version about His life. I thought it was interesting to see how he compared Jesus’ murder to being committed by a mafia family. He tried to think of things people don’t typically think about in reading Jesus’ story. He even dramatic shared that Jesus burped, farted, and did other things. I will admit that this isn’t something I have really considered while reading scripture before. I liked the idea of naming God after Josh but it was honestly a little confusing as to why the author chose this name. I personally felt he could have just called God, God. I think it was more of a way where readers can understand the scriptures and the story in today times. One of my favorite chapters was the last chapter detailing Jesus’ journey to the cross and dying for sins. He violently tried to describe the scene of Jesus being tortured and abused. This was very eye opening at imagining the scene. I also liked how he looked at the explanation of the resurrection and some of the possibilities that people tend to believe and it led up to what if Jesus really did resurrect.
"I received this book free from the publisher, Bethany House/ Chosen for my honest review.”
If you would like to purchase a copy, check it out on Amazon.com:
https://www.amazon.com/God-Named-Josh-Uncovering-Christ/dp/0764239627/
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