Truly natural theology
A review of N.T. Wright, History and eschatology: Jesus and the promise of natural theology. 2019. London: SPCK. History and eschatology is a difficult read. It is detailed and scholarly. It assumes a knowledge of authors I have never read: David Hume, Albert Schweitzer, Rudolf Bultmann and many, many others. But it is a very […]
Paul: A biography: N.T. Wright — a short review
One might expect a review of a book with this title to be written by an expert on Paul, but this isn’t me. A quick glance at the Amazon page for this book shows that it has attracted a large number of reviews, many by non-experts, and that they range from substantial praise (a majority) […]
The Revolution 8 (final): The revolution continues
Eighth (and last!) post on N.T. Wright, 2016. The day the revolution began: Reconsidering the meaning of Jesus’ crucifixion. London: SPCK. The previous post (The Revolution 7) in this series on Tom Wright’s book is here. Introduction In Parts 1-3 of The day the revolution began Tom Wright has shown us that when Jesus died […]
The Revolution 7: What happened on Good Friday? Romans 3:21–26
Seventh post on N.T. Wright, 2016. The day the revolution began: Reconsidering the meaning of Jesus’ crucifixion. London: SPCK. The previous post (The Revolution 6) in this series on Tom Wright’s book is here. The day the revolution began is divided into four parts, and this post is an attempt to summarise much of the […]
The Revolution 6: What happened on Good Friday? Romans 1–8
Sixth post on N.T. Wright, 2016. The day the revolution began: Reconsidering the meaning of Jesus’ crucifixion. London: SPCK. The previous post (The Revolution 5) in this series on Tom Wright’s book is here. The day the revolution began is divided into four parts, and this post is an attempt to summarise the fifth chapter, […]
The Revolution 5: What happened on Good Friday? Paul’s letters
Fifth post on N.T. Wright, 2016. The day the revolution began: Reconsidering the meaning of Jesus’ crucifixion. London: SPCK. The previous post (The Revolution 4) on Tom Wright’s book is here. The day the revolution began is divided into four parts, and this post attempts to summarise the fourth chapter of Part Three. This is […]
The Revolution 4: What happened on Good Friday? The Gospels
Fourth post on N.T. Wright, 2016.The day the revolution began: Reconsidering the meaning of Jesus’ crucifixion. London: SPCK. The previous post (The Revolution 3) on Tom Wright’s book is here. The day the revolution began is divided into four parts, and this post attempts to summarise the third chapter of Part Three. This is the […]
The Revolution 3: The Old Testament narrative and Jesus’ passover
Third post summarising N.T. Wright, 2016. The day the revolution began: Reconsidering the meaning of Jesus’ crucifixion. London: SPCK. The previous post (The Revolution 2) on Wright’s book is here. The day the revolution began is divided into four parts, and this post seeks to summarise the first and second chapters of Part Three, where […]
The Revolution 2: Jesus in the thought of the earliest Jewish Christians
“In accordance with the Bible”: Jesus in the world of Jewish ideas Second post summarising N.T. Wright, 2016. The day the revolution began: Reconsidering the meaning of Jesus’ crucifixion. London: SPCK. The previous post (The Revolution 1) on Tom Wright’s book is here. The day the revolution began has four parts, and this post attempts […]
The Revolution 1: Why the cross?
A vitally important scandal: Why the cross? First post summarising N.T. Wright, 2016. The day the revolution began: Reconsidering the meaning of Jesus’ crucifixion. London: SPCK. The previous (introductory) post on Tom Wright’s book is here. The day the revolution began has four parts, and this post attempts to summarise Part One. Some will find […]