The Day the Revolution Began: Rethinking the Meaning of Jesus' Crucifixion - Softcover

Wright, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0281078602 ISBN 13: 9780281078608

Publisher: SPCK Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

In The Day the Revolution Began Tom Wright invites you to consider the full meaning of the event at the heart of the Christian faith – Jesus’ crucifixion. As he did in his acclaimed Surprised by Hope, Wright once again challenges commonly held beliefs, this time arguing that the Protestant Reformation did not go far enough in reshaping our understanding of the Cross. With his characteristic rigour and incisiveness, he goes back to the New Testament to show that Jesus’ death not only releases us from the guilt and power of sin, but is nothing less than the beginning of a world-wide revolution that continues to this day – a revolution that creates and energizes a movement responsible for restoring and reconciling the whole of God’s creation. The Day the Revolution Began will take you to a new level in your appreciation of the meaning of Jesus’ sacrifice: opening up its powerful and amazing implications, inspiring you with a renewed sense of purpose and hope, and reminding you of the crucial role you can play in the world-transforming movement that Jesus started.

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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).

From the Back Cover

'How can the death of one man two thousand years ago have any relevance to me? Why did Jesus have to die?'

'Reading this book is like being given a set of X-ray glasses that reveal so much more than we normally see . . . An important as well as an excellent book that will enhance the way salvation and discipleship are understood.' Christianity

'Wright locates the crucifixion in the sweep of Israel's story (and ours) with power and depth and freshness of thought.' John Ortberg

'Lucid, engaging, thorough, compelling and profoundly important. If I could recommend one introduction to Wright's important body of work, this would be it.' Brian D. McLaren

'Another magisterial book from Tom Wright . . . Again and again, he manages to bring his colossal intelligence and immense scholarship together in an extraordinarily accessible manner.' Church Times

'A compelling read.' Theology

'Highly recommended.' Church of England Newspaper

Edition details

• Publisher: SPCK Publishing
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0281078602
• ISBN 13: 9780281078608
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 448