Summary Of Simply Good News By N. T. Wright

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N.T Wright is a leading New Testament scholar who has worked at several admirable universities publishing an abundance of books on the apostle Paul, justification, the life and ministry of Jesus, along with a number of other books on New Testament topics. In Simply Good News N.T Wright is arguing that “... the idea of seeing the Christian faith as news that is good is itself, ironically, news to many people today” (2). He spends the next eight chapters of the book defending his thesis by discussing multiple approaches that support his hypothesis and reinforce his theological doctrine. In the first section of the text N.T Wright discusses the idea that the message of Christianity is not about good advice, but it is about the undistorted version of the good …show more content…

Wright explains that our present day is similar to the days of the apostle Paul in the reality that some people may find the good news of the gospel as a scandal or boring nonsense, while others may find that is unleashes the almighty power and wisdom of God (34). Wright says that the good news is powered by the love and grace of God; combined with the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of His son Jesus Christ. He later defends the historical accuracy of the gospels and the events in the life of Jesus, while also debunking many misguided theories about the gospels and narratives. Wright spends time in the later sections of his text explaining that the resurrection of Jesus means the launching of the new creation, and that God will create/renew heaven on earth in a physical form (this is a larger hope that should frame Christian thinking) (102).

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