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adamrshields's review against another edition
4.0
I only read James for now. My small group used it as a discussion book and we plan on returning to it later I do some of the other letters.
It was helpful to have read Wright widely prior to this so that I could explain more fully what wright meant sometimes. He barely hinted at some of his ideas that he developed more fully in other places. Of course this is not one of his full books of theology so he does not have the freedom to fully develop some of the ideas.
But overall it was a good jumping off point for discussion.
It was helpful to have read Wright widely prior to this so that I could explain more fully what wright meant sometimes. He barely hinted at some of his ideas that he developed more fully in other places. Of course this is not one of his full books of theology so he does not have the freedom to fully develop some of the ideas.
But overall it was a good jumping off point for discussion.
neilrcoulter's review
5.0
There aren't many people in the world whom I look up to and want to be more like (I wish there were more . . . ). N. T. Wright is one of those people. I've never met him, probably won't meet him in this life, but I consider him a guide and a friend. I am so grateful for his For Everyone commentary series through the whole New Testament. Our home Bible study group previously worked through Matthew's gospel, using Wright's book as our guide, and yesterday we finished our look at 1, 2, and 3 John, also following along with Wright. In these commentaries he is clear, helpful, encouraging, and informative. It's not heavy-duty scholarly writing; it's truly a "general audience appropriate" tone. I've been familiar with the Bible basically for my whole life, but yet I always learn something from reading Wright. I highly recommend any book in the For Everyone series to anyone who would like to understand the Bible more deeply.
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