Making use of his true scholar's understanding, yet writing in an approachable and anecdotal style, Wright shows us the liveliness of cosmopolitan Corinth, and reveals the wisdom and challenge of Paul's writing, bringing out the pastoral sensitivity and deep insight that make this letter one of Paul's crowning achievements.

Tom Wright

The New Testament for Everyone commentary series

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__Writing in an approachable and anecdotal style, Tom Wright helps us to understand from the beginning of the letter that something unexplained yet terrible had happened.__

We feel the pain of Paul from the very opening lines, as he confronts dreadful issues of sorrow and hurt, emerging with a clearer picture of what it meant to say that Jesus himself suffered for us and rose in triumph. The letter itself moves through tragedy and from there leads into the sunlight. Each short passage is followed by a highly readable discussion, with background information, useful interpretation and explanation, and thoughts as to how it can be relevant to our lives today. No knowledge of technical jargon is required.

The series is suitable for personal or group use. The format makes it appropriate also for daily study.

In this letter, Paul confronts issues of sorrow and hurt, emerging with a clearer picture of what it meant that Jesus himself suffered for us and rose in triumph. The letter itself moves through tragedy and from there leads into the sunlight.

In this letter Paul confronts dreadful issues of sorrow and hurt, emerging with a clearer picture of what it meant that Jesus himself suffered for us and rose in triumph. The letter itself moves through tragedy and from there leads into the sunlight. Tom Wright brings out the emotion and the sense of the letter with his highly readable translation and insightful comments.

A former teacher of New Testament studies at the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and McGill, Tom Wright is among the most interesting and respected New Testament scholars currently at work. He is the author of many books, including The Challenge of Jesus, Twelve Months of Sundays: Reflections on Bible readings and other volumes in the for Everyone series, including those on Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, and on Paul: Galatians and Thessalonians. He is currently Canon Theologian at Westminster Abbey and SPCK Research Fellow.

Writing in an approachable and anecdotal style, Tom Wright helps us to understand from the beginning of the letter that something unexplained yet terrible had happened. We feel the pain of Paul from the very opening lines, as he confronts dreadful issues of sorrow and hurt, emerging with a clearer picture of what it meant to say that Jesus himself suffered for us and rose in triumph. The letter itself moves through tragedy and from there leads into the sunlight.

Tom Wright has completed a series of guides to all the books of the New Testament, each with his own translation of the text. Each short passage is followed by a commentary with helpful background information. The format makes it appropriate also for daily study.

Writing in an approachable and anecdotal style, Tom Wright helps us to understand from the beginning of the letter that something unexplained yet terrible had happened. We feel the pain of Paul from the very opening lines, as he confronts dreadful issues of sorrow and hurt, emerging with a clearer picture of what it meant to say that Jesus himself suffered for us and rose in triumph. The letter itself moves through tragedy and from there leads into the sunlight. Each short passage is followed by a highly readable discussion, with background information, useful interpretation and explanation, and thoughts as to how it can be relevant to our lives today. No knowledge of technical jargon is required. The series is suitable for personal or group use. The format makes it appropriate also for daily study.

Tom Wright is Research Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St Andrews. He has written over seventy books, including the monumental works in the series Christian Origins and the Question of God and the bestselling Simply Christian, Surprised by Hope, Virtue Reborn, Simply Jesus, How God Became King, Creation, Power and Truth and Finding God in the Psalms (all published by SPCK).

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In a conversational and accessible voice, Tom Wright opens up the often confusing and metaphorical book of 2 Corinthians in this 'For Everyone' study.

Paul for Everyone 2 Corinthians

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