Who Was Jesus?, N.T. Wright
Who Was Jesus?, N.T. Wright
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Who Was Jesus?

Author: N.T. Wright

Narrator: N.T. Wright

Unabridged: 4 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/14/2016


Synopsis

Did the historical person Jesus really regard himself as the Son of God? What did Jesus actually stand for? And what are we to make of the early Christian conviction that Jesus physically rose from the dead? In this book N. T. Wright considers these and many other questions raised by three controversial books about Jesus: Barbara Thiering's Jesus the Man, A. N. Wilson's Jesus: A Life, and John Shelby Spong'sBorn of a Woman. While Wright agrees with those authors that the real, historical Jesus has many surprises in store for institutional Christianity, he also presents solid reasons for discounting their arguments, claiming that they "fail to reach anything like the right answer" as to who Jesus really was. Written from the standpoint of professional biblical scholarship yet assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, Wright's Who Was Jesus? shows convincingly that much can be gained from a rigorous historical assessment of what the Gospels say about Jesus. This is a book to engage skeptics and believers alike.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill on June 20, 2020

Excellent defence of the historicity of the gospel narratives, but a bit dated now.......more

Goodreads review by Kells Next Read on April 30, 2018

Actual 3.25......more

Goodreads review by Ben on April 15, 2022

This was an excellent read. A great analysis on who Jesus was and some additional details on his life. It also featured some great counter arguments against common myths and disbelief of Jesus. A particularly important read today, as today is Good Friday, the date of Jesus' death. I recommend this t......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on December 16, 2021

This is a good book, limited only in its age. The age part is because Wright is responding to authors who were writing before the early 1990s and are not as relevant for today. But what Wright says about Jesus is timeless and this book is a good example of how to respond to radical theories about Je......more

Goodreads review by Thomas on July 07, 2023

Feels very much like a dated read, with a very specific goal. To respond to three books about the historical Jesus. Regardless Wright does so intellectually and with a modicum of grace. It’s worth a read, just know what you’re getting into.......more