Simply Good News: Why the Gospel Is News and What Makes It Good
Written by N.T. Wright
Narrated by James Langton
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The bishop, Bible scholar, modern heir to C. S. Lewis, and revered author of Simply Christian and Simply Jesus offers a fresh look at the Gospel, explaining why Jesus’ message is “good news” and why it is more timely and transforming today than we know.
The Gospel means good news. But if the message has been around for 2,000 years, what makes it significant today? What’s so “good” about stories involving damnation, violence, and a God who sacrifices his only son?
Noted Bible scholar N.T. Wright shows us how Christians today have lost sight of what the “good news” of the gospel really is. In Simply Good News, he takes us back in time to reveal how the people of the first-century—the gospel’s original audience—would have received Jesus’ message. He offer a clear and thoughtful analysis of what the “good news” really is, and applies it to our lives today, revealing its power to transform us.
N.T. Wright
N. T. Wright, formerly bishop of Durham in England, is professor of New Testament and early Christianity at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He also taught New Testament studies for twenty years at Cambridge, McGill and Oxford Universities. He has written over thirty books, including Simply Christian, Surprised by Hope, Justification and Evil and the Justice of God. His magisterial work, Jesus and the Victory of God, is widely regarded as one of the most significant contributions to contemporary New Testament studies.
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Reviews for Simply Good News
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book was the perfect balance of personal and academic! I feel like my previous conceptions of the Gospel have been turned upside down- in the best way.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Helpful, simple teaching on “what is the Gospel.” Found the final chapter on the Lord’s Prayer especially helpful.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great Audiobook! It's easy to grasp for everyday people, yet profound and logically sound. It also answers many questions the reader/listener may have, either from a traditional believer's side or from a sceptic's or atheist's. I can recommend this to anyone interested in questions about God, atheism or philosophy.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book hits the nail on te head. Our challenge as believers is to know our context well enough to bring the Gospel as it is, both news and good.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Must read, wonderfully written, accessible, and containing no small measure of great wisdom.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It answers a mystery, the question “What is the Gospel”. Life changing!