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Book SynopsisHow a better understanding the New Testament in its original pagan context can help you live and communicate the Christian gospel more effectively amidst the plethora of spiritual pathways on offer today
Trade ReviewAn urgent book for the times - passionate, brilliant, filled with hope. * Timothy George, Dean and Professor of Divinity, Samford University *
Wright is the most prolific biblical scholar in a generation. Some say he is the most important apologist since C. S. Lewis. -- Christianity Today * Christianity Today *
Table of ContentsIntroduction Part One: The Modern World and the Christian Message 1. The Kingdom and the Church 2. Jesus' World in Crisis 3. The Road to Paganism 4. The Light of the World 5. The Burning Bush 6. The Other Gods were Strong 7. Jesus' Vindication and the Task of the Church Part Two: On Being the Church for the World 8. Confronting the Powers 9. Equipment for the Task (1) 10. Equipment for the Task (2) 11. New Shrines for the True God (1) 12. New Shrines for the True God (2) 13. New Shrines for the True God (3) 14. The Two-Edged Sword 15. The God we Confess Epilogue: The Prayer of the Trinity
