N. T. Wright’s
“The Resurrection of the Son of God”


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Title:
The Resurrection of the Son of God
Author:
N. T. Wright
Binding:
Paperback, 760+ pages
Publisher:

Fortress Press May 2003
ISBN:
0800626796
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Review Date:
22 July, 2003
Reviewer:
J. P. Holding
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Synopsis:

"Why did Christianity begin, and why did it take the shape it did? To answer this question - which any historian must face - renowned New Testament scholar N.T. Wright focuses on the key points: what precisely happened at Easter? ..."

Bookshop Summary:  An impressive third in the series, not as much gold as the last two but still a winner by far.
 
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Raising the Bar


A review of N. T. Wright's The Resurrection of the Son of God

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J. P. Holding
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We waited 5 years for it, and it would have been worth waiting 4. I would be lying if I said that this third in Wright's series measured up to the last two; but this is like saying that rubies are not as valuable as diamonds. TROSOG suffers only from the debilitation of taking too many diversions from the main route. Many of the details that made this a 760-page monster (longer by 100 pages than the 2nd volume, 200 pages than the 1st) are background knowledge that may not have been needed. Thus the word is that you will dig harder for the treasure in this volume, but it will be worth it -- in particular, the parts about the nature of Jewish resurrection, how this is portrayed in the NT, and determining historically how the resurrection is the most plausible and sufficient explanation for the Christian faith. Eat and try not to gorge.


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