Reddit reviews Simply Jesus: A New Vision of Who He Was, What He Did, and Why He Matters
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HarperOne
Tell your story. Narrate the role that Jesus has in your life and how important He is to you.
Then, when they might be ready, invite them to allow you to introduce them to Jesus.
When that moment comes then you tell them Jesus' story. Don't give them rules, regulations, nor theology. Tell them Jesus' story, just the story.
Here's a great book to help you better express the story of Jesus
The heart of Christianity is, of course, Jesus Christ. If you feel like you've been dwelling on a lot of abstract, philosophical-theological arguments for awhile I strongly reccomend meditating upon Simply Jesus. That one's by NT Wright.
It's a big question you're asking. Lots of people have dedicated their lives to studying it and unfortunately the answer won't ever be known unless God decides to break His silence or the mystery is revealed after we die. The simplified answer though is what you say, the split between Judaism and Christianity is the interpretation of Jesus. A central theme of the Old Testament is a prophesy of a redeeming king to lead the Jewish people. The debate is whether or not Jesus was the fulfillment of the prophesy or just another teacher. The Christian faith requires one coming to the conclusion that Jesus is the messiah the Old Testament prophets spoke of and accepting Him as such. Rob Bell is great but if you're looking for a more academic approach to the Christian faith and its interpretation of Jesus, I would recommend reading NT Wright. He has a book on Jesus that has been very fundamental to my understanding of Him and I think would serve a good way to understand what the Christian religion says claims about Him.
https://www.amazon.com/Simply-Jesus-Vision-What-Matters/dp/0062084399/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1504703893&sr=1-1&keywords=simply+jesus+n.t.+wright
It's not a video, but if you're open to reading something, NT Wright's Simply Jesus for an thorough examination of how Jesus fulfilled the Old Covenant and created the New Covenant around his person.