In 'Revelation for Everyone', Tom Wright encourages the reader to discover how the final and most perplexing book of the New Testament actually gives us the clearest vision of God’s ultimate plan for his people, his Church and the whole of creation.
Tom Wright opens up what is for many the most difficult book in the Bible and makes it accessible to the ordinary reader. With his step by step approach, he shows how an understanding of the Bible's final book provides an insight into our own direction and purpose.
Step-by-step and easy-to-read style
The Revelation of John is made open to everyone through Tom Wright’s easy to read style. More than just an accessible work of theology, his step by step approach makes Revelation relevant to Christians in a challenging modern world.
Written in the first Christian century, Revelation contains violent imagery full of meaning for the early Church. Tom Wright shows how the world today is no less complex and dangerous. In 'Revelation for Everyone' he explores and explains the picture language in what is for many the most difficult book of the Bible.
Revelation in the context of the Bible
In the context of the Gospels, Acts and the letters, Tom Wright shows how Revelation is more than just a vivid description of a world engulfed by evil. Rather it's an account of how idolatrous and tyrannous systems can be overthrown through the victory of Jesus Christ.
With Tom Wright's other books in the 'For Everyone' series, 'Revelation for Everyone' builds into a comprehensive collection of guides to the New Testament. Written to be popular and easy to read use, the series provide a step by step exploration of each New Testament book.
For personal study and public ministry
The 'For Everyone' series is written for the ordinary reader and is ideally suited to personal study. Bible scholars and church leaders will find them useful guides for preparing small group study and for exploring the Bible with larger gatherings.
The practical application and attention to present day implications of the gospel makes the 'For Everyone' series a firm basis for preparing public ministry. Because the series also works as a personal study aid, the teaching won't 'go ever the heads' of the audience.
Tom Wright: author snapshot
Formerly Bishop of Durham, Tom (Nicholas Thomas Wright) Wright is Research Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at St Andrews University, Scotland. Once described by Time magazine as "one of the most formidable figures in the world of Christian thought", he has written over 60 Christian books and Bible study guides.
'Simply Christian' and 'Simply Jesus' are ammong his most popular books. For a quick one volume overview of Tom Wright’s thinking and his message for the church, read his 2008 book, 'Surprised by Hope', in which he spells out a view many will find extraordinary.
Quick Guide to Revelation for Everyone: Tom Wright
What is it?
- A step by step exploration of the most challenging book of the New Testament.
- The final book in Tom Wright's popular 'For Everyone' series of New Testament guides.
- By one the foremost Biblical writers, author of 'Simply Jesus' and 'Surprised by Hope'.
What will it do for me?
- Help you understand God’s direction and purpose for the whole of creation.
- Unravel the meaning of John’s Revelation for the early Christian church.
- Better explain the implications of John’s Revelation for today's Christian.
March 15th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Les Ellison
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