The most obvious fact about Jesus today is his seeming disappearance from the lives, lands, and cultures where he was once all dominant. In fact, the sacred words, "Here is my body. Take it. Eat it," have been used obscenely and with impunity in recent theater. At such a moment, Malachi Martin provides in Jesus Now a compelling statement (in some respects a theological breakthrough) of the action of Jesus of Nazareth in the lives of men and women today. - Jacket flap.

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