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How God became king : the forgotten story of the Gospels / N.T. Wright.

by Wright, N. T. (Nicholas Thomas)

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HarperOne, 2012.

Jesus Christ -- Royal office.

Bible. N.T. Gospels -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Kingdom of God -- Biblical teaching.

9780061730573 (hc.)

0061730572 (hc.)

xvii, 282 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-278) and index.

The empty cloak. The missing middle ; The opposite problem : all body, no cloak ; The inadequate answers -- Adjusting the volume. The story of Israel ; The story of Jesus as the story of Israel's God ; The launching of God's renewed people ; The clash of the kingdoms -- The kingdom and the Cross. Where we get stuck : enlightenment, power, and empire ; Kingdom and Cross in four dimensions ; Kingdom and Cross : the remaking of meanings -- Creed, canon, and gospel. How to celebrate God's story.

Posits that the true central story of the Gospels is the coronation of God through Jesus as the climax of all human history, which sets the groundwork for transforming the way we see our role and duties in the world today.

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