Jesus of Nazareth arouses interest, suspicion, love, and hatred in every age and our own is no exception. Jesus is always in the news, but is he the Christ? What does it mean to call him the Son of God? And did he really rise from the dead?

The Rev. Geoffrey Grogan is Principal of the Bible Training Institute in Glasgow, Scotland, where he also teaches systematic theology. He and his wife have three children.

The Layman's Series is designed to communicate the teachings of the Bible in language most people understand. Both Christians and non-Christians are sometimes con- fused by the contradictory statements of theologians about God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, and many tenets of the Christian faith. But what does the Bible really say? In these books, scholars help us find the answer.

Books in the Layman's Series: What the Bible Teaches about Jesus by Geoffrey W. Grogan, What the Bible Teaches about What Jesus Did by F. F. Bruce, What the Bible Teaches about the Holy Spirit by John Peck and What the Bible Teaches about the Church by John F. Balchin.