 | Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church
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 2008-10-02 - Never Surprised by Brilliance
I have read the much larger and more detailed Resurrection of the Son of God, Wright's scholarly version of this book. Now he has written much the same book in a more casual form. It is more accessible but still accurate, still fascinating, still Wright. Perhaps I should be surprised that one man can do both, but I'm not, because it's Wright, and he's done it before.
 2008-10-02 - OK...but
Right off I would say that it is impossible for someone as prolific as Wright to have each book be successful. Having read several of his other works, I did hear some of the same music in this one. The initial two-thirds of the book aren't really much good. That being said, those portions on the Resurrection of Christ as ordering the mission of the Church were very good, although I think Bright's work "The Kingdom of God" is a much better work. You might also see "Royal Priesthood?" To his credit, Wright is trying to convince people--and perhaps those within his own confession--that traditional ideas about the resurrection really are not New Testament ideas. I don't think he succeeds. Finally, I hate footnotes that refer to other works by the same author; Wright's work is full of these. I doubt very much that Wright's ideas in this work are so ground-breaking that he is only able to cite himself. I do think that Wright would be better served to publish less as his work is starting to sound redundant.
 2008-09-20 - Premise & Contents Unscriptural and Extra-biblical
After reading this, extreme disappointment.
No need to rethink heaven, hell, Gospel, Judgment, Salvation from God's Wrath, Resurrection, Great Commission, Restoration of Davidic Monarchy by His Majesty King Jesus the First.
Desperate need on part of author to re-read the Bible with a new optometrist: The Holy Spirit and a Large Print Version.
Sola Scriptura Satis: Scripture alone is sufficient without baggage of rabbinic 1st century judaism scholarship informed by 21st century revisionism.
Please examine Peter's and Paul's sermons in Acts carefully to refute all the author's premises and departures from Biblical Gospel.
PICO - Preclusions In Conclusions Out.
2008-09-06 - A Must Read
Bishop Wright has taken one of the most important concepts of Christianity and in non-theological terms clarified the teachings Jesus and the apostles about life-after-life-after-death and what is means for the mission of the Church. Many readers will have a surprise when the learn that they will not spend eternity in a white robe, with halo and harp, playing boring music. He strips off confusing ideas added in the Middle Ages and today's pop culture and shines a light on what we should be doing now in preparation for the appearing of Jesus and the remaking of the cosmos.
 2008-08-12 - Good Book
N. T. Wright is a great author and most knowledgeable within the Christian ranks. At the same time he can sometimes speak a little over my head. The book is worthwhile if you want to work while you read it.
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