Jesus Among Other Gods Chapter 1 Summary

Zacharias Book Review

Ravi Zacharias is an excellent apologist as well as a unique writer who makes his arguments from both philosophical and theological standpoints. The point of “Jesus Among Other Gods” is not really to disprove or discredit any of the other world religions outside of Christianity. Dr. Zacharias does not go in depth on any one world religion, but he does focus a little on Hindu and Buddhist beliefs. He begins to divide the book into seven different chapters, sharing the unique claims that Jesus made and then contrasts the that truth with the founders of Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism; he does this with compelling insight and passionate conviction. In his first chapter he shares his personal journey from despair and meaninglessness to his discovery that Jesus
Dr. Zacharias continues in chapter two talking about the biblical concept of heaven and our spiritual makeup with other views. Chapter three and four touch on the characteristics of our souls and the desire we have for reason. He expands on the importance of faith, and even more on where unbelief takes us if we’re not careful. Chapter five is a great chapter on the different approaches of suffering and he concludes his book talking about the truthfulness of God and how it connects to living and evil. Ravi Zacharias’ purpose in writing “Jesus Among Other Gods” was to dive into the idealist view that all faiths lead to the same place which could not be further from the truth. When examined and put into practice there is a radical difference between each religion’s teachings. While some religions do have similar practices and beliefs, even those similarities come to a point