Christology, Biographies & Memoirs, Theology 

In The Original Jesus biblical historian Tom Wright focuses on key stages in the life of Jesus, and key elements of his teaching,revealing a vivid reconstruction of what Jesus himself was aiming toachieve, and how the movement he began can best be understood inrelation to the turbulent politics and fervent aspirations of his day.Tom Wright also looks at the way we interpret the different Gospelnarratives about Jesus, showing how modern readers coming fresh tothese texts can do so in an informed and discriminating way. Written ina lively, non-technical style, and illustrated throughout withfull-color photographs, The Original Jesus offers a compelling insightinto what Jesus really stood for, why he was crucified, and how it wasthat his followers came to regard him as nothing less than the humanface of God. Distributor: Spring Arbor/Ingram Author: Tom Wright Format: 160 pages, paperback ISBN: 9780802842831 - from Amzon