This book is . . . my personal search for the face of the Lord. Benedict XVIIn this bold, momentous work, the Popein his first book written as Benedict XVIseeks to salvage the person of Jesus from recent popular depictions and to restore Jesus true identity as discovered in the Gospels. Through his brilliance as a theologian and his personal conviction as a believer, the Pope shares a rich, compelling, flesh-and-blood portrait of Jesus and incites us to encounter, face-to-face, the central figu ...