The next book I'd like to go through is N.T. Wright's book, Simply Jesus, A New Vision of Who He Was, What He Did, and Why He Matters.
You can find more about it at the amazon.com site: http://www.amazon.com/Simply-Jesus-Vision-What-Matters/dp/0062084399#reader_0062084399
N.T. Wright is the former Bishop of Durham in the Church of England and one of the world's leading and respected Bible scholars. He is now serving as the chair of New Testament and Early Christianity at the School of Divinity at the University of St. Andrews. I have read enough of his material to have great respect for him as a true man of God and follower of Jesus. While he is obviously a solid believer and follower of Jesus, he isn't locked into some of the theological boxes that we American evangelicals have tended to get stuck in. I appreciate getting the perspective of brothers and sisters from other parts of the world.
In light of the book that we covered recently, I believe this would be a good book to go through because of its sharp and intense focus on the person of Jesus, which is what Chrstian Smith contends so strongly for in The Bible Made Impossible.
I plan to start this in May.
The remaining weeks before then, I'll continue to share quotes from God's people and perhaps some of my own thoughts.
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