Simply Good News, N. T. Wright
Simply Good News, N. T. Wright
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Simply Good News
Why the Gospel Is News and What Makes It Good

Author: N. T. Wright

Narrator: James Langton

Unabridged: 5 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 01/06/2015


Synopsis

The bishop, Bible scholar, modern heir to C. S. Lewis, and revered author of Simply Christian and Simply Jesus offers a fresh look at the Gospel, explaining why Jesus’ message is “good news” and why it is more timely and transforming today than we know.The Gospel means good news. But if the message has been around for 2,000 years, what makes it significant today? What’s so “good” about stories involving damnation, violence, and a God who sacrifices his only son?Noted Bible scholar N.T. Wright shows us how Christians today have lost sight of what the “good news” of the gospel really is. In Simply Good News, he takes us back in time to reveal how the people of the first-century—the gospel’s original audience—would have received Jesus’ message. He offer a clear and thoughtful analysis of what the “good news” really is, and applies it to our lives today, revealing its power to transform us.

About N. T. Wright

N. T. Wright is the former Bishop of Durham in the Church of England and one of the world’s leading Bible scholars. He is Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University, and Senior Editor at Saint Andrews. He has been featured on ABC News, Dateline, The Colbert Report, and NPR’s Fresh Air. Wright is the award-winning author of many books, including Paul: A Biography, Simply Christian, Surprised by Hope, The Day the Revolution Began, Simply Jesus, After You Believe, and Scripture and the Authority of God.


Reviews

Goodreads review by James on February 04, 2016

This is one of Wright's popular level books (Lite Wright). But it packs a wallop. Covering much the same ground as Scot McKnight's King Jesus Gospel, Wright pushes his readers to enlarge their picture of what the good news really is. He sets Jesus in the context of Israel's hope; he sets the plan o......more

Goodreads review by Mitchell on May 04, 2024

As I read this book, I felt my heart leap and burn with joy. This is the Good News articulated from the context of the Old Testament world, and what I found is that Wright’s work here was both deeper and richer than so many other gospel presentations I’ve come across. He includes so much, if not all......more

Goodreads review by Corey on March 10, 2019

4.5? This book should be required reading for Christians, just not the only required reading. There's so much in here poking holes through the dualistic cultural Christianity that I was raised in and more providing a biblical and an intriguing future. I haven't read too many Wright books, but from w......more

Goodreads review by Brice on July 13, 2024

Half of this book was the classic NT Wright stuff: Kingdom of God, reframing the concept of “heaven”, Earth being renewed kinda jazz. If you aren’t familiar, read Surprised by Joy. But once you’ve read a few Wright books, that incredible important train of thought does become a bit receptive. The oth......more

Goodreads review by Frank on October 02, 2015

This may possibly be my favourite book by N.T. Wright so far. It is closest in my eyes to “Surprised by Hope”. As in that book, Wright is dealing with a topic that while basic to Christianity is often misinterpreted and misunderstood. In this book, while dealing with the Good News or Gospel, Wright......more