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Simply Good News

Why the Gospel Is News and What Makes It Good

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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.

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a very clear explanation of why Jesus is good news and many answers to objections

excellent book very well read

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The gospel as I should have heard or 40 years ago. wonderful insights and new depth to an old story.

the best gospel I've every heard

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Good description of the basics of Christian belief. If Christ is the light of the world, then when the light shines, we see all other things by this light. Good title for newbies or for the curious or for those who'd like a gentle reminder of this worldview.
The New Testament scribes didn't concoct a resurrection; a resurrection motivated them to write the NT, while they were persecuted for holding their radically new beliefs.
The Good News is that we're not alone, that God exists, He cares, and He can help us live forever.

Wright's book is a breezy, tonally conversational presentation of something often misunderstood. The book is not meaty theology, and it's not a new way to view Christ. It is, however, an honest and true survey of the most basic Christian beliefs. Those already deep in the Christian worldview will probably find little that's new here. Those who are drawn to the door and perhaps intrigued by my claim that the resurrection was unexpected - and the implications of this - are more likely to find the book enlightening.

The one true God loves us

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I throughly enjoyed this introduction to The Gospel. The fuller picture of the good news and what it means in in every tense (past, present and future).

Before listening to this I had been preparing lessons etc that were on the same subject, it served as really good confirmation as well as a source of fresh insights .

Through and really accessible

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Didn’t find it technical enough or spiritual enough. W his read though. Wanted more but got less than I wanted.

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