What can be said about Jesus that hasn't already been said? Isn't it presumptuous to write yet another book about Jesus? If Jesus were to ask us again today, as he did in his time, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?" (Matthew 16:13), what would our answer be?

The figure of Jesus of Nazareth continues to interest, intrigue, and challenge the world, even in our post-Christian culture. Attempting to sketch a portrait or biography of a figure from the brief texts of the Gospels is both an art and a science, and above all, an experience.

Life and Teachings of Jesus has sought to combine the rigor of scholars with love for Jesus from the richly varied perspectives of a dozen Spanish-speaking Adventist experts who are in love with Jesus.