Phillip Yancey

Phillip Yancey is the author of the book seeking to describe the person and personality of Jesus without depending upon the preconceived notions most religions teach. Yancey serves as editor of a Christian magazine and uses his skills as a journalist to present an unbiased look at the life and times of Jesus Christ. Yancey is raised in a Christian context. He uses examples of the way Jesus is presented to him as a child and young adult to illustrate the way the Church as well as Biblical scholars present a biased view of Jesus.

Yancey's confusion concerning the person of Jesus continues through his years in college, and even follows him as he begins his career writing for a Christian magazine. He admits that he does not fully begin to understand who the person of Jesus is until he begins teaching a Bible study class at...