How God Became King
The Forgotten Story of the Gospels
- Biblical Studies & Commentaries
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Published: 2016
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Publisher's Description
Rediscover the Lost Story of the Gospels. Award-winning New Testament scholar and Anglican bishop N. T. Wright peels back the historical and cultural barriers to reveal the forgotten story at the heart of the gospels. How God Became King will revolutionize how we read the Bible and how we understand our role in the world. Wright has never been more eloquent and persuasive than in this book that... caps a long, productive theological career.Booklist (starred review)Scholarly, accessible, insightful and challenging... an excellent and provocative book.Christianity MagazineOne quiet step for the world but one courageous step for the church.Scot McKnight, Karl A. Olsson Professor in Religious Studies at North Park UniversityExcellent... writes as if the material he engages actually matters for the church and the world it lives in... has done the church a great favor.Englewood Review of Books
Endorsements (2)
“One quiet step for the world but one courageous step for the church. That’s what How God Became King can be today. Tom Wright continues to urge and prod and propose how the church can regain a kingdom footing and end its empire heritage. And, he shows us how we can reshape both what we think about Jesus and how we follow him in our world. We need kingdom proposals not only for the church, but for the world -- and when the church starts to look more like kingdom the world will begin to hear its quiet steps.”
“In How God Became King Tom Wright correctly points out that we often read the beginning (incarnation) and the end (cross) of the Gospels without the large middle where the message of the kingdom rings loud and clear. Wright insists that we should never separate the message of the cross and the kingdom, the spiritual from the political. The two are interwoven and the message of the gospel is weakened if we focus on only one. I recommend this book to everyone who wants to understand the Gospels’ message in a way that will not only inform the intellect but also transform life.”
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