The Puritans loved the Bible, and dug into it in depth. Also, they loved the Lord Jesus, who is of course the Bible’s focal figure; they circled round him, centred on him, studied minutely all that Scripture had to say about him, and constantly, conscientiously, exalted him in their preaching, praises, and prayers. Mark Jones, an established expert on many aspects of Puritan thought, also loves the Bible and its Christ, and the Puritans as expositors of both; and out of this triune love he has written a memorable unpacking of the truth about the Saviour according to the classic Reformed tradition, and the Puritans supremely. Knowing Christ is a book calculated to enrich our twenty-first-century souls, and one that it is an honour to introduce.

Table of Contents

1. Christ’s Declaration
2. Christ’s Dignity
3. Christ’s Covenant
4. Christ’s Incarnation
5. Christ’s Divinity
6. Christ’s Humanity
7. Christ’s Companion
8. Christ’s Faith
9. Christ’s Emotions
10. Christ’s Growth
11. Christ’s Reading
12. Christ’s Prayers
13. Christ’s Sinlessness
14. Christ’s Temptations
15. Christ’s Humiliation
16. Christ’s Transfiguration
17. Christ’s Miracles
18. Christ’s Sayings
19. Christ’s Death
20. Christ’s Resurrection
21. Christ’s Exaltation
22. Christ’s Intercession
23. Christ’s People
24. Christ’s Wrath
25. Christ’s Face
26. Christ’s Names
27. Christ’s Offices

About the Author

Mark Jones (Ph.D., Leiden, 2009) has been the minister at Faith Vancouver Presbyterian Church (PCA), Canada since 2007. He is also Research Associate in the Faculty of Theology at the University of the Free State (Bloemfontein) and Lecturer in Dogmatic Theology at John Wycliffe Theological College, in association with North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa.

Endorsements

‘This is a work that will serve the church permanently in helping readers “to know”, whether much better or for the first time, “the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge”. I commend it most highly.’ — RICHARD B. GAFFIN, JR.

‘Knowing Christ is a majestic gem that will be passed down from generation to generation as a beloved devotional. Its author takes the reader by a loving pastoral hand into depths and riches, exhorting us to know Christ better and to love him more.’ — ROSARIA BUTTERFIELD