![]() One enjoyable feature of this introduction is the “Emails from the edge” when an imaginary student sends short, challenging, and quirky e-mails to a theology professor about issues encountered in the course of studying some of the materials. There are nods here and there to issues of social justice and to the necessity of the church to speak critically and prophetically to empires, whether ancient or modern. ![]() The book is written from a largely conservative Christian perspective, although there are a few attempts to situate it in a more political-and social-centric perspective. It is hard not to be very impressed by the seemingly encyclopedic knowledge displayed throughout the volume. If one has read some of Wright’s prior writings, it will not be difficult to see how he weaves some of his previous analyses into this book. ![]() ![]() It is, after all, close to one thousand pages! It shows the necessity of studying the NT in its historical, theological, and literary contexts. This introduction covers a lot of ground. ![]()
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