The Great Story and the Great Commiss..., Christopher JH Wright
The Great Story and the Great Commiss..., Christopher JH Wright
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The Great Story and the Great Commission
Participating in the Biblical Drama of Mission (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology)

Author: Christopher JH Wright

Narrator: Mike Chamberlain

Unabridged: 6 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/10/2024


Synopsis

Christianity Today 2024 Book Award (Missions/Global Church)

Outreach 2024 Resource of the Year (Mission and Cross-Cultural)

Highly regarded biblical scholar and speaker Christopher Wright shows us that how we read the Bible has a profound impact on how we understand what mission is. According to Wright, "People read (and preach) the Bible in tiny bits and pieces, for its promises or rules or doctrines, and fail to take it . . . as the true story of the universe, past, present, and future, within the plan and purposes of God—a story in which we are called to participate as coworkers with God."

Wright encourages us to explore the Bible's grand narrative and to bring the whole counsel of God in Scripture to our understanding of who we are and what we must do as God's people. He helps us understand mission in its broadest sense, including our creational responsibilities. Wright's goal is to get us excited about the dramatic vista of the whole Bible and to help us understand the breadth and depth of missional engagement that we are called to live as actors in that drama. Now available in audio.

About Christopher JH Wright

Christopher J. H. Wright is international ministries director for Langham Partnership. His many books include The Mission of God, Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit, Old Testament Ethics for the People of God, and Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Brother Brandon on April 30, 2025

Got this after I heard Chris Wright at a conference in Mississauga. He is a funny and sweet old man in real life. In this book, I can't tell. Jk šŸ˜‚ Essential read in my opinion. Can't wait to teach from it at a few engagements in the coming months.......more

Goodreads review by Easton on December 23, 2024

A good, quick read centered on something I’d never heard of before - ā€œa missional hermeneutic of scripture.ā€ Wright argues that we ought to read all of scripture through a missional lens. Furthermore, the missional lens he advocates for contains five marks that all center around the great commission.......more

Goodreads review by Grayson Reese on October 19, 2023

This book changed the way I view the Bible in my every day life, especially the way I view the Old Testament. Highly recommend!......more

Goodreads review by Nate Bauers on May 24, 2024

I give four stars to a really good book, and five stars to a book that I think everyone who cares about this topic, or really anyone in general, should definitely read. As you can see, I think this book deserves a five. Dr. Wright shows how the mission of God, and the commission of his people, is gr......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on May 31, 2023

3/5 stars means "I liked it." What Wright talks about in this book should be understood by every Christian. It is that important. There are other ways of receiving this information - honestly those other ways would be some of the author's other books. Nevertheless, this book serves as a good summary......more