Something Old, Something New: Trevin Wax Looks at N.T. Wright

Trevin Wax has just finished a fascinating series of posts exploring "old" N.T. Wright compared to "new" N.T. Wright. As you might imagine, some important themes are still present, but others are sadly less prominent.

For example, at one point Trevin concludes:

Critics of Wright are wrong to charge him with denying penal substitution. There is however a place where a thoughtful critique may be warranted, and that is in terms of the emphasis Wright places upon penal substitution today. In this early (and brief book), one finds multiple references to the substitutionary atonement. Wright's later devotional works (such as Christians at the Cross, a collection of Lenten and Easter homilies) include nary a reference to this view of the atonement.

All four pieces in Trevin's series are worth a look-see.

Opening Overview and Development

Early View of the Atonement

Early View of Heaven

Early View of Virtue