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A review by sarahanne8382
Paul: A Biography by N.T. Wright
3.0
Instead of a traditional Bible study looking at the text in the Bible first and foremost, in this book Wright tries to recreate the timeline from Paul's life, not just using the biblical texts, but general knowledge the Jewish world at the time and other historical details we have available to piece together the story of the Apostle Paul's life traveling among the early churches of the Jesus movement.
It was a refreshing look at the world in which early Christians lived, breathing new life into texts that have been studied to death and, over time, taken out of context of the culture in which they were created. Wright is a well know Bible scholar, and as such, this can sometimes get a bit dry, but I also think that's because I was listening rather than reading the text. Ironic, since he talks about the importance of reading scripture aloud, since that's the format it was originally delivered in.
All in all, a nice change of pace from studies that my small group was doing to something I read for myself that gave a lot of context about the Biblical world during the height of the Roman empire.
It was a refreshing look at the world in which early Christians lived, breathing new life into texts that have been studied to death and, over time, taken out of context of the culture in which they were created. Wright is a well know Bible scholar, and as such, this can sometimes get a bit dry, but I also think that's because I was listening rather than reading the text. Ironic, since he talks about the importance of reading scripture aloud, since that's the format it was originally delivered in.
All in all, a nice change of pace from studies that my small group was doing to something I read for myself that gave a lot of context about the Biblical world during the height of the Roman empire.