The church continues the revolution jesus started in his new book, wright explains that jesus death does more than just get. Wright tackles the difficult imagery of this book and is able to bring clarity and. Writing in an accessible and anecdotal style, tom wright helps us to negotiate the final book of the bible, regarded by many as the hardest to understand. Revelation for everyone the new testament for everyone. Wright, and he has just written a controversial book on the bible. Wright presented a lecture titled revelation and christian hope.
It is full of strange, lurid and sometimes bizarre and violent imagery. Political implications of the revelation to john on oct. Many people today regard revelation as the hardest book in the new testament. Wright discusses popculture christian views of heaven and the error of rapture theology. Wright on the bible and why he wont call himself an. Wright is unfazed by the faiths politicization in the u. Wright breaks down revelation pericope by pericope focusing not on the weird speculation that revelation often arouses, but what this book would have meant for the original audience. Wright s insights on human uniqueness through his brief comments on the book of revelation, chapter 4. At calvin weve spent a semester studying the book of revelation. The last book of the bible, which weve already mentioned in connection. He points out very real, down to earth principals john was trying to convey to the church in asia at the time, and also hope to help see them through persecutions theyd face as christians in the roman empire. Wright interprets the big imagery of revelation in a way consistent with its old testament allusions and its first century context.
Wright, revelation, and the unique human because lets return to notable biblical scholar n. If the numerical systems of the book of revelation were to be taken literally, and. In his popular book surprised by hope, wright outlines the scriptural emphasis on resurrection as the blessed hope of all christians. Wright helps us to negotiate the final book of the bible, regarded by many as the. Thoughtful questions, prayer suggestions, and useful background information guide you and your group through each study. Wright is one of those thinkers who fall into a binary. If the numerical systems of the book of revelation were to be taken literally, and if the millennium spoken of in revelation 20 referred to the time of jesus present heavenly rule before some great cataclysmic event, then presumably that event would have taken place in or around ad 1030, the thousandth anniversary of his resurrection. Blending scholarly thinking with a conversational style, n. Wright for everyone series, revelation brings you into a fresh encounter with scripture under the guidance of one of the worlds leading new testament scholars. Either people have never heard of him, or they believe him to be one of the most influential figures of our time. Wright guides the reader through the book of revelation with care and skill.