| | |  | Books | Home » » Luke for Everyone | | | | | | | Description: | | N.T. Wright has undertaken a tremendous task: to provide guides to all the books of the New Testament, and to include in them his own translation of the entire text. Each short passage is followed by a highly readable discussion, with background information, useful explanations and suggestions, and thoughts as to how the text can be relevant to our lives today. A glossary is included at the back of the book. The series is suitable for group study, personal study, or daily devotions. | | | Features: | |
• ISBN13: 9780664227845
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| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Tom Wright | | Paperback:
| 320 pages | | Publisher:
| Westminster John Knox Press | | Publication Date:
| March 01, 2004 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0664227848 | | Package Length:
| 7.3 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.8 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 11 reviews |
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Good for a new perspectiveApr 27, 2010
This like every other work that I've read by N. T. Wright is great! Bishop Wright has the ability to take a fresh look at the Scriptural text, moving past some of the traditional understandings by employing his considerable knowledge of 1st century Palestine. I have enjoyed his more academic books but even in these books that are written for the average Bible reader are fantastic and I learn every time use this text.
Luke as a Story of VocationApr 02, 2010
For those unfamiliar with Wright's "______ for Everyone" series, they are a series of commentaries on the New Testament books by Bishop Wright based on his extensive historical scholarship. He provides his own translation (based on his study of the source languages) which is a very engaging paraphrase. The text is divided up into chronological topic-based segments, followed by a 2-3 page sermonette/commentary based on that section.
Wright reveals that a unifying theme of vocation runs through the Gospel of Luke: God meeting people in their lives and causing them to entrain in His service. From Zachariah, Elizabeth, Mary and Joseph, to the shepherds, the disciples, the sick, even the dead, all encounter their place in God's unfolding plan of redemption and the trajectory of their lives is forever transformed. Wright shows that the Gospel of Luke contains themes reminiscent of the Exodus: Mary, Joseph and Jesus coming out of Egypt, and Jesus' unfolding vocation as Savior echoing the themes of Israel's exodus from Egypt. The 12-year old Jesus, found in the temple after a 3-day search, is thematically linked to the risen Savior, found by the empty tomb after another 3-day absence. The road to Emmaus is a journey where Jesus explains the Old Testament plan to a pair (Wright suggests that it was Cleopas and his wife), linking to the other pair in Eden, "eyes are opened" at a meal. Herod and Pilate's reconciliation during Jesus' trial and crucifixion is a prefigurement of the unfolding reconciliation brought about by Jesus' sacrifice. Luke's gospel also features the role and presence of women in Jesus' story.
Reading LUKE FOR EVERYONE is an experience similar to what it was like for first-century believers to hear the Gospel spoken plainly and explained, story by story, by a skilled teacher who knows it well. Wright reveals the symbolism and artistry of Luke's narration of the life of Jesus, as well as certain cultural links from first-century Palestine that are not apparent to the modern reader, yet give depth to the understanding of it.
A new look at LukeOct 28, 2009
This is beautifully written and very clear. Bishop Wright has some unique insights on the message of Luke and also presents very well ideas that other authors (e.g., Barclay) discuss. I found it very helpful.
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vERY HELPFUL BOOKJul 30, 2007
This is our third copy--We keep govong them away to others! I find it very helpful for sermons.
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Understanding Luke as a WholeMay 29, 2007
I am loving the "For Everyone" series--great, useful translations with brief, illuminating and understandable commentary. Wright's ability to combine a (relevant!) short illustration or story and still make meaningful points about the text's meaning and application in our lives all in the course of a few pages is remarkable. Bishop Wright's work is truly a blessing to the church.
What especially impressed me about the Luke volume is the way that he illustrated the overarching story--of Jesus going to Jerusalem to enact a New Exodus-- and how he observed structural elements that underline and emphasize the substance of the narrative (like comparing the "bookends" of Jesus ministry--the story of Joseph and Mary walking back from Jerusalem when Jesus was 12, looking for him while he was about his father's business in the temple, to the walk to Emmaus---where people were also wondering what happened to Jesus, when in fact he was about his father's business). So often criticism that looks at the structure of a book feels like a dissection--leaving only a corpse. Interesting perhaps, but lifeless. Here Wright's comments give the book greater and deeper meaning from observing the structure of the book--it is more alive and more impactful, not less.
This book is readily accessible to anyone reading Luke, and offers profound insights into Jesus' life, ministry, self-knowledge, the early church, and how we should respond today. Really great.
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