Full name: How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels

Author: N. T. Wright Year: 2012 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Religion, Non Fiction, Christianity, History Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780061730573 9780061730603 0061730572 0061730602

New Testament scholar N.T. Wright reveals how we have been misreading the Gospels for centuries, powerfully restoring the lost central story of the Scripture: that the coronation of God through the acts of Jesus was the climax of human history. Wright fills the gaps that centuries of misdirection have opened up in our collective spiritual story, tracing a narrative from Eden, to Jesus, to today. Wright's powerful re-reading of the Gospels helps us re-align the focus of our spiritual beliefs, which have for too long been focused on the afterlife. Instead, the forgotten story of the Gospels reveals why we should understand that our real charge is to sustain and cooperating with God's kingdom here and now. Echoing the triumphs of Simply Christian and The Meaning of Jesus, Wright's How God Became King is required reading for any Christian searching to understand their mission in the world today. Similar books: Surprised by Hope by N. T. Wright Simply Christian by N. T. Wright The Day the Revolution Began by N. T. Wright Simply Jesus by N. T. Wright Simply Good News by N. T. Wright After You Believe by N. T. Wright Surprised by Scripture by N. T. Wright Evil And the Justice of God by N. T. Wright Hail, Holy Queen by Scott Hahn How Jesus Became God by Bart D. Ehrman Constantine's Sword by James Carroll The Last Week by Marcus J. Borg Beyond Belief by Elaine Pagels Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism by John Shelby Spong Jesus for the Non Religious by John Shelby Spong The Misunderstood Jew by Amy-Jill Levine The Day Christ Died by Jim Bishop The Five Gospels by Robert W. Funk The Historical Figure of Jesus by E. P. Sanders Lost Scriptures by Bart D. Ehrman