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Paul
- In Fresh Perspective
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity
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Summary
Wright's accessible new volume, built on his Cambridge University Hulsean Lectures of 2004, takes a fresh look at Paul in light of recent understandings of his Jewish roots, his attitude toward the Roman Empire, and his unique reframing of Jewish symbols in relation to his experience of the risen Christ. Then Wright attempts a short systematic account of the main theological contours of Paul's thought and its pertinence for the church today.
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- Amazon Customer
- 29-11-19
Good book but poorly edited
Good audio presentation spoiled by lazy editing.
As an acedemic book it is more likely a listener will want to listen again to a particular chapter rather than listen straight through. That being the case, why not have the audio chapters correspond to the book chapters and include chapter titles? How much work would it be?
6 people found this helpful
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- Kingdiplodocus
- 18-06-15
Why bother reading anyone else?
NT Wright shows how Paul should be read and understood by taking the reader back in time. He makes sense of Paul by analysing the culture that he lived in and the way his audience understood their place in the big story or meta narrative.
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- ugonna
- 20-10-17
Excellence
loved eat, easy to follow and refreshing to hear. A very good voice as well.
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- Carol
- 21-04-18
Plenty of food for thought
N.T. Wright is considered to be at the forefront of Pauline study. There are so many rich thoughts and proposals it is going to take me some time to thoroughly digest his ‘fresh perspective’. One of the strengths of this richness is that it really promotes sincere reflection. When reading the Pauline writings in future I will be measuring Wright’s proposals and seeing how closely his ideas marry with all I read ... absolutely fascinating.
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- Beth
- 16-07-20
Great stuff!!! Wonderful scholarship .
Wonderful scholarship and intelligence. Well analysed and wel l ththought out. Sheds a searchlight beam of light on Paul’s teaching.
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- Brenton
- 15-09-10
Like reading a commentary on audio
Definitely a hard listen. It's like reading a commentary on audio. I found myself having to rewind to listen again to what he says many times. If you want to really understand what he's saying I would suggest buying the book instead for this.
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- Nick
- 21-01-11
Interesting and Deep
I liked this book, but honestly, it was difficult to get through. The book is deep and not always easy to understand. I wish the writing was a little easier to grasp. Often I found the language complex when simplicity would have been more appropriate.
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- Kennon Elliott Wallis
- 01-09-16
Stimulating Read, Yet Unclear on Justification
Overall I really enjoyed this challenge to: re-examine the linguistic context of scripture with relation to Paul, and examine afresh his ecclesiastical theology. Yet, I find John Piper correct in asserting that N.T. Wright's message on justification less than clarion in explanation, and unconvincing.
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- DOnald C Welke
- 28-02-16
chapters mistaged, otherwise great!
I've read a chunk of Wright's Jesus stuff, including his academic stuff. This book was really a really good"big picture" book for his Pauline stuff. I also like to narrators accent, very appropriate.. the only thing was that the book Is 8 chapters, but this is divided into 7 that aren't even close to where the actual chapters are..
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- John
- 31-10-14
Second time around
Any additional comments?
When I originally purchased this audiobook and gave it a listen, I couldn't follow it at all, for I was completely alien to the context, the scholars debates and the different perspectives out there. Without a basic awareness of these things, N.T Wrights writings on Paul, didn't have any shelf to rest on, it was all Greek to me. But now several years later, having become a little more familiar with the issues, I listened to the book again and found it really interesting, so good in fact, that I may listen to it again and take notes.This work compilation of of lectures on matters of what Wright expounds on much more elsewhere, some of Wrights insights are subtle; that don't necessarily stick out or seem ground-breaking on the surface, even now I can follow him, if I am not paying close attention, what he writes brush right past me. But I have found when I do truly listen to what he is saying, Wright often is illuminating and does have some fresh perspectives
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- William I. Harrison
- 05-10-21
Great book.
great book. The timer is off though, so it doesn't line up with the chapter breaks.
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- Jared A Henson
- 09-05-21
Powerful and concise
This book by Wright is one of the most, if not the most, powerful yet condensed readings of the apostle Paul. In it Wright proposes new categories for a theology of Paul’s letters built around a reworking of monotheism, election and eschatology. Not by Wright but by Paul. For those who would take this to heart, everything in those letters becomes more and more clear and comprehensible when viewed within these reworked categories. The narration is also superb.
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- Calyban
- 07-05-19
Subtle, difficult in places and worth it
Book great. Narrator needs to brush up on pronunciation of Hebrew words. Doesn’t cut it to have a snotty English academic accent and mispronounce common Hebrew words from the Bible.
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- Chris taylor
- 04-05-19
Refreshing
Start here if you're new to NT Wright, refreshing take on Paul and the biblical story.
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- Theresa
- 25-04-17
Not a New Perspective, But a Fresh Look at Paul
As a seminary tudent, I'm often required to read heavy works as part of my education. Although this is not light and easy material, it is accessable to anyone who want to go deeper into Paul's writings.