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  <default_description>&quot;We cannot assume that by saying the word &lt;I&gt;Jesus&lt;/I&gt;,&quot; writes N.T. Wright--Canon Theologian of Westminster Abbey and formerly Dean of Lichtifeld Cathedral--&quot;still less the word &lt;I&gt;Christ&lt;/I&gt;, we are automatically in touch with the real Jesus who talked in first-century Palestine.&quot; Even less are we automatically in touch with &quot;the Jesus who ... is the same yesterday, today and forever.&quot; Wright's goal in this volume is to present in a simplified form the findings that are occupying him in his monumental six-volume series entitled &lt;I&gt;Christian Origins and the Question of God&lt;/I&gt;, and in particular in the second volume, already published, &lt;I&gt;Jesus and the Victory of God&lt;/I&gt;. Distinguishing himself from the &quot;Jesus Seminar&quot; theologians, who question the literalness of the resurrection (among other things), Wright affirms the absolute centrality of both the Last Supper and the Easter experience as historical events. Through these experiences with Jesus, Wright suggests, the early Christians came to see that &quot;Jesus--and then, very quickly, Jesus' people--were now the true Temple, and the actual building in Jerusalem was thereby redundant.&quot; &lt;p&gt; Written with refreshing clarity and passion, &lt;I&gt;The Challenge of Jesus&lt;/I&gt; serves as an excellent introduction to the thinking of this influential New Testament historian. &lt;I&gt;--Doug Thorpe&lt;/I&gt;</default_description>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book combines the insights of first rate historical scholarship with a deep pastoral concern for the church. It presents a clear picture of Jesus' life and message in its original historical context; the significance and implications of his life, death and resurrection then ... and now. Wright ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68396251">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I wanted to see what all the fuss was about.  N.T. Wright is a pretty controversial figure, and I've read lots about him; I decided it was time that I read something he wrote himself.<br/><br/>In the end, I was intrigued, but a little suspicious.<br/><br/>Wright asks some good questions.  He int...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41840933">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book, as the title would suggest, is a challenge, for a couple of reasons.  First it is a challenge because Wright's intense historical analysis leads him to say some unexpected things about Jesus and early Christianity, casting doubt on the traditional understandings of certain passages in the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5632409">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was my first exposure to N. T. Wright, and I left it with nothing but respect for him as a scholar. Wright writes for a conservative audience, assuring them that Christians ought not to be afraid of applying biblical ibscholarship to their understanding of the scriptures. He warns them not...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65833451">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[mostly wright is brilliant in his perspectives and his explanations; ever so often, he is opposite of what i have come to understand about this most remarkable event in human history. worth reading. keep a critical eye/ear open for glitches. but overall, well worth reading, imo.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great book, especially for Christians (that's most of us) who are tempted to think Jesus (since He's eternal) never actually walked on earth during a certain time period in history. Wright makes the first-century story as real as if Jesus donned a suit today and started turning tables over at the Wh...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59427510">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Combines a summary of Wright's historical Jesus research with a couple of chapters on the modern church. Held my attention and furthered my respect for NT Wright as a person betwixt and between - faithful to both scholarsly and church communities.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[  Another wonderful N.T. Wright book.  Wright uses his expertise in 1st century Palestine to help the reader &quot;rediscover who Jesus was and is.&quot;  I highly recommend this book to anyone who is trying to understand and follow Jesus better.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had forgotten how great this book is. This is my second time reading it. Its title is essentially its thesis - Jesus issues his followers a challenge that is best understood in light of who Jesus is. Most of the book is spent illuminating the person of Jesus in his cultural and historical context,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48774062">more...</a>]]></body>
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