How God Became King: Getting to the heart of the Gospels

by Tom Wright

Overview

'It has been slowly dawning on me over many years that there is a fundamental problem deep at the heart of Christian faith and practice as I have known them . . . we have all forgotten what the four Gospels are about.'

With that surprising assertion, Tom Wright launches this ground-breaking work in which he helps us to see the gospel story in radically a new light, and to acknowledge that, for many generations, the Church has been avoiding its full impact and holding back from proclaiming its full meaning.

'Classic Wright: clear, accessible, robust, engaging and challenging.'
Paula Gooder in Third Way

'Scholarly, accessible, insightful and provocative.'
Christianity

'Wright argues compellingly that the twin themes of kingdom and cross are inseparably linked. . . This is a much-needed reorientation. The book makes its case for 'rethinking' cogently and deserves widespread attention.'
Theology

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780281068906
Publisher:	SPCK Publishing
Publication date:	04/12/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	688 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Tom Wright is Research Professor Emeritus of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St Andrews and Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He is the author of more than 80 influential books, including The New Testament for Everyone, Simply Christian, Surprised by Hope, The Day the Revolution Began, Paul: A biography, The New Testament in its World, On Earth as in Heaven and Into the Heart of Romans (all published by SPCK).

Table of Contents

Preface ix
one: the empty cloak
1. The Missing Middle 3
2. The Opposite Problem 25
All Body, No Cloak
3. The Inadequate Answers 41
two: adjusting the volume
4. The Story of Israel 61
5. The Story of Jesus as the Story of Israel's God 83
6. The Launching of God's Renewed People 105
7. The Clash of the Kingdoms 127
three: the kingdom and the cross
8. Where We Get Stuck 157
Enlightenment, Power and Empire
9. Kingdom and Cross in Four Dimensions 175
10. Kingdom and Cross 211
The Remaking of Meanings
four: creed, canon and gospel
11. How to Celebrate God’s Story 253
Further Reading 277
Scripture Index 279