In the introduction to Seeking the Identity of Jesus, editors Beverly Roberts Gaventa and Richard Hays speak of some of the differing images of Jesus in religious life. One of the images they refer to struck a chord with me, because, while I did not grow up in a Christian home, it is the image of Jesus I knew as a child and a young adult. Here is their description of a common view:
In many ecclesial circles, Catholic and Protestant alike, Jesus has been seen as a quietistic
