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Simply Jesus
\nBy N.T Wright<\/big><\/p>\n

<\/big>Review<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

I read one of N.T. Wright\u2019s earlier works called Simply Christian and found the volume spell-binding.\u00a0 I had never before read an account of Christianity\u2014in study and practice\u2014that was as inspiring as his.\u00a0 What I liked most was that N.T. Wright approached Christian practice with the wisdom of a scholar but with the voice of an ordinary person\u2014seeking to be more loving and compassionate in the world.<\/p>\n

In his new book, bestselling author N. T. Wright summarizes a lifetime of study of Jesus and the New Testament to write a book that recharges our vision of Jesus.\u00a0 In the book jacket, he says, \u201cJesus\u2014the Jesus we might discover if we really looked,\u201d explains Wright, \u201cis 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\u2019s central claim and achievement.\u201d<\/p>\n

I liked what I read in the jacket and so delved into the book.\u00a0 But the book wasn\u2019t the smooth, easy read I was expecting.\u00a0 When you pick up this book, you should be ready to read slowly, meditate on the ideas Wright presents and perhaps even refer back to bible study notes. This isn\u2019t popular nonfiction\u2014it is a treasury of wisdom for Christians who want to connect to the truth of Jesus by examining key stories in the bible with a fresh perspective.<\/p>\n

My favorite Chapter was #8 in which Wright discusses the importance of the stories that Jesus told. “They were stories designed to tease, to clothe the shocking and revolutionary message of God’s kingdom in garb that left the hearers wondering, trying to think it out, never quite able (until near the end) to pin Jesus down.” Passages like these enabled me to place biblical parables in a new light\u2014in which I remember to look not only at the content but the context of each one.
\nI recommend this book for serious Christians seeking to deepen their understanding and practice of Jesus\u2019 teachings.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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