Christ Before Creeds, by Jeff Deuble

Christ Before Creeds: Rediscovering the Jesus of History

Just when you thought you knew who Jesus was, along comes a book like this to profoundly challenge and wonderfully inspire.

Most Christians are unaware of how different their Western worldview is from those who wrote the original accounts of Jesus’ life. Pastor Jeff Deuble issues a clarion call to prioritize biblical testimony over the later church creeds that were influenced by Greek philosophical thinking, so as to rediscover simple, uncluttered Christianity.

Meticulously presenting information from biblical, historical, Jewish, and Christian sources about how the early followers of Christ thought about him, this book promises new insight and an enriched understanding of Christ’s identity. More than informative, Christ Before Creeds is an invitation to examine the identity of Jesus the Messiah, engaging with respect and grace.

"Jeff points to an authentic Jesus who can’t be sung to sleep or contained in a creed... Good will come from the dialogue this book will generate.”
—Graham Long, pastor emeritus of The Wayside Chapel in Sydney, Australia, author of Love Over Hate: Finding Life By The Wayside

“…a must read.”
— Seth Ross, Executive Director of the Church of God General Conference and President of Atlanta Bible College

“This book advocates both the teaching and the spirit of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
— Dale Tuggy, host of the Trinities podcast, author of What is the Trinity?

“Anyone who…has a concern for the biblical truth about Jesus Christ, will welcome this fine book.”
— Bentley C. F. Chan, author of Theological Metamorphosis and secondary author of The Only Perfect Man: The Glory of God in the Face of Jesus Christ