Donald Spoto is a former priest and academic who is now best known for writing well-researched and thoughtful biographies of Hollywood stars like Marilyn Monroe and Marlon Brando.
Spoto writes well and The Hidden Jesus: A New Life is not a book for specialists, though it is informed by Spoto's former career and his training. It would be a good introduction for someone interested in the academic study of Jesus and the field of Christology.
Spoto is a wonderful storyteller and this books flows effortlessly. As a gifted biographer, Spoto has an ear and eye for tone and detail. The "new" material would be Spoto's chapters on ethics and morality. I think Spoto does an excellent job focusing on the human aspect of Jesus. His final chapters are compelling and inspiring. A reverent and hopeful life of Jesus.
Czar
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