Book description
Making use of his true scholar's understanding, yet writing in an
approachable and anecdotal style, Tom Wright captures the verve and
sparkle of these letters. Paul wrote the letters while in prison
facing possible death, but their passion and energy are undimmed. They
reveal Paul's longing to see young churches grow in faith and
understanding, rooted in Jesus himself, and to see this faith worked
out in practice - in one case, through the rehabilitation of a runaway
slave. Wright's stimulating comments are combined with his own
translation of the Bible text.
Tom Wright, formerly Bishop of Durham, is Research Professor of
New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St Andrews.
He is a regular broadcaster on radio and television, and the author of
over forty books, including the other For Everyone guides to the New
Testament, and the best-selling Simply Christian (2006), Surprised by
Hope (2007) and Virtue Reborn (2010).
