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This book offers a brief, clear and incisive introduction to the Acts of the Apostles.Acts is a substantial book, sitting right in the middle of the New Testament, looking back to the four Gospels and on to the mission of the early churches. It provides a framework for our understanding of the New Testament letters. It also shows us what it means to think of the gospel of Jesus, Israel's Messiah, going out into the world over which Israel's Messiah claims the statu...

Twenty years on from its original appearance, this ground-breaking first volume in N. T. Wright's magisterial series, 'Christian Origins and the Question of God', still stands as a major point of reference for students of the New Testament and early Christianity.This latest impression has been completely reset to make Wright's elegant and engrossing text more readable. 'The sweep of Wright's project as a whole is breathtaking. It is impossible to give a fair assess...

In this challenging collection of his best recent sermons and speeches, Tom Wright provides a series of case studies that show how the Bible can be applied to pressing contemporary issues, including: • How it is possible to love the Bible and affirm evolution • Why belief in heaven means we should be at the forefront of the environmental movement • Where Christians today have lost focus, and why it is important for them to engage in politics Helpful, practical, and wise, Surprised by Scrip...

'Fresh, insightful and accessible... An excellent resource.' -The ReaderIf the gospel cannot be understood by everyone, then it is not good news. From the very first days of the church at Pentecost, the good news of Jesus was translated into the languages of ordinary people through the power of the Holy Spirit, spreading like wildfire to the ends of the earth.This newly typeset edition of Tom Wright's hugely popular English Bible translation featur...

For centuries Christians have turned to Isaiah to understand Jesus. Yet too often we have read its great prophecies as isolated predictions, rather than as part of the sweeping story God was telling through Israel.Tom Wright invites you to take a deep dive into 'The Fifth Gospel' (Isaiah Chapters 40-55), drawing out its vital importance for understanding the mission of Jesus and demonstrating its enduring relevance for Christians today.In Into the Heart of ...

"A biography of St Paul by his greatest living interpreter: it is a dream come true." Tom HollandThis compelling reconstruction of the life and thought of St Paul paints a vivid picture of the Roman world in which he preached his revolutionary message. It explains the significance of Paul's lasting impact on both the Church and the world.Elegantly written by arguably the most influential Pauline scholar in the world today - Paul a Biography is Tom Wright at ...

What do Christians hope for? To leave this wicked world and go to 'heaven'? For the 'kingdom of God' to grow gradually on earth? What do we mean by the 'resurrection of the body'? And how does all this affect the way we live in the here and now?Tom Wright addresses these questions in this lively and thoroughly biblical book. He describes the persistent confusion about 'the last things' in both Church and world. Then, having explained why Christians believe in the b...

In Surprised by Hope, Tom Wright transformed how millions understood life after death - showing that authentic Christian hope isn't about "going to heaven," but about "heaven coming to earth" in the new creation.Now, in God's Homecoming, world renowned theologian Tom Wright takes this vision a step further. Through a powerful exploration of Paul's letters and the Hebrew prophets, he reveals that biblical hope is not limited to individual salvation, but the renewal ...

Tom Wright has completed a tremendous task: to provide comprehensive guides to all the books of the New Testament, and to furnish them with his own fresh translation of the entire text.Each short passage is followed by a highly readable commentary with helpful background information. The format makes it appropriate also for daily study.Tom Wright's eye-opening comments on the gospel and what it might mean for us are combined, passage by passage, with his ow...

By looking in detail at the Lord's Prayer and its background, Tom Wright offers a really fresh and helpful way of looking at Jesus.Phrase by phrase, he demonstrates how understanding the prayer in its original setting can be the starting point for a rekindling of Christian spirituality and the life of prayer. This small masterpiece of a book contains a great deal to stimulate and refresh both the mind and the heart - and to show that, properly understood, they belo...

'As one expects from this world-famous theologian, massive amounts of information and complex arguments are condensed into simple, clear and concise expression.'The Reader'Written with verve and scholarly confidence. . . an impressive read.'Church TimesIn Simply Jesus, renowned New Testament scholar Tom Wright sets out to answer three simple but vital questions about Jesus: who was he, what di...

In this highly anticipated volume, N. T. Wright focuses directly on the historical Jesus: Who was he? What did he say? And what did he mean by it?Wright begins by showing how the questions posed by Albert Schweitzer a century ago remain central today. Then he sketches a profile of Jesus in terms of his prophetic praxis, his subversive stories, the symbols by which he reordered his world, and the answers he gave to the key questions that any world view must address....