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Author Wright, N. T. (Nicholas Thomas)

Title How God became king : the forgotten story of the Gospels / by N.T. Wright.

Publication Info. New York : HarperOne, 2012.

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Location Call No. Status
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  226 WRIGHT    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  226.06 W93    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  226.06 WRIGHT    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xvii, 282 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-278) and index.
Contents The empty cloak. The missing middle ; The opposite problem : all body, no cloak ; The inadequate answers -- Adjusting the volume. The story of Israel ; The story of Jesus as the story of Israel's God ; The launching of God's renewed people ; The clash of the kingdoms -- The kingdom and the Cross. Where we get stuck : enlightenment, power, and empire ; Kingdom and Cross in four dimensions ; Kingdom and Cross : the remaking of meanings -- Creed, canon, and gospel. How to celebrate God's story.
Summary Posits that the true central story of the Gospels is the coronation of God through Jesus as the climax of all human history, which sets the groundwork for transforming the way we see our role and duties in the world today.
Subject Kingdom of God -- Biblical teaching.
Jesus Christ -- Royal office.
ISBN 9780061730573 hardback $25.99
0061730572 hardback
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