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Simply Jesus : a new vision of who he was, what he did, and why he matters / N.T. Wright.

by Wright, N. T. (Nicholas Thomas)

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HarperOne, c2011.

Jesus Christ -- Person and offices.

9780062084392 (hardback)

0062084399 (hardback)

xiv, 240 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-234) and index.

Very odd sort of king -- The three puzzles -- The perfect storm -- The making of a first-century storm -- The hurricane -- God's in charge now -- The campaign starts here -- Stories that explain and a message that transforms -- The kingdom present and future -- Battle and temple -- Space, time and matter -- At the heart of the storm -- Why would the Messiah have to die? -- Under new management: Easter and beyond -- Jesus: the ruler of the world.

N.T. Wright summarizes a lifetime of study of Jesus and the New Testament in order to present for a general audience who Jesus was and is. "Jesus-the Jesus we might discover if we really looked," explains Wright, "is larger, more disturbing, more urgent than we had ever imagined. We have successfully managed to hide behind other questions and to avoid the huge, world-shaking challenge of Jesus' central claim and achievement. It is we, the churches, who have been the real reductionists. We have reduced the kingdom of God to private piety; the victory of the cross to comfort for the conscience; Easter itself to a happy, escapist ending after a sad, dark tale. Piety, conscience and ultimate happiness are important, but not nearly as important as Jesus himself." As the church faces the many challenges of the twenty-first century, Wright has presented a vision of Jesus that more than meets them".

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