New Testament and the People of God
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Publisher: Augsburg/Fortress Publishers
Author: Wright, N. T.
ISBN-10: 0800626818 | ISBN-13: 9780800626815
Binding: Paperback
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Publisher's Description: This first volume in the series Christian Origins and the Question of God provides a historical, theological, and literary study of first-century Judaism and Christianity. Wright offers a preliminary discussion of the meaning of the word god within those cultures, as he explores the ways in which developing an understanding of those first-century cultures are of relevance for the modern world. |
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Recommended by Stephen S. Taylor of Westminster Theological Seminary.
See all of Professor Taylor's recommendations.
Recommended by Paul Tripp of Westminster Theological Seminary.
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"In this volume Wright trains a penetrating historical and theological spotlight on first-century Palestinian Judaism. By describing the history, social make-up, worldview, beliefs, and hope of Palestinian Judaism, Wright familiarizes the reader with the 'word of Judaism' as situated within the world of Greco-Roman culture. This is a highly informative book! It provides the reader not only with a sweeping assessment of Jewish history but also with the careful exploration of the symbolic world of Judaism. Eminently accessible to students, scholars will find it interesting and provocative. It deserves a place on the bookshelf of any serious student of the New Testament."
Jack Dean Kingsbury
"The sweep of Wright's project as a whole is breathtaking. It is impossible to give a fair assessment of his achievement without sounding grandiose: no New Testament scholar since Bultmann has even attempted—let alone achieved—such an innovative and comprehensive account of New Testament history and theology."
Richard B. Hays
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