Christopher J. H. Wright

a biblical theology of the church's mission

The mission of God's people

Unlocking the Bible's Grand Narrative

The Mission of God

reflections on tough questions of faith

The God I don't understand

We cannot know Jesus without knowing his story. Today the debate over who Jesus is rages on. Has the Bible bound Christians to a narrow and mistaken notion of Jesus? Should we listen to other gospels, other sayings of Jesus, that enlarge and correct a mistaken story? Is the real Jesus entangled in a web of the church's Scripture, awaiting liberation from our childhood faith so he might speak to our contemporary pluralistic world? To answer these questions we need to know what story Jesus claimed for himself. Christopher Wright is convinced that Jesus' own story is rooted in the story of Israel. In this book he traces the life of Christ as it is illuminated by the Old Testament. And he describes God's design for Israel as it is fulfilled in the story of Jesus.

Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament

Faithful Discipleship in Idolatrous Times

"Here Are Your Gods"

Christopher Wright examines a theological, social and economic framework for Old Testament ethics. Then he explores a variety of themes in relation to contemporary issues including economics, the land, the poor, politics, law and justice, and community.

Old Testament Ethics for the People of God

In How to Preach and Teach the Old Testament for All Its Worth Christopher J. H. Wright shows the reader why and how we should preach from the Old Testament. Covering the History, Law, Prophets, Psalms, and Wisdom Literature, interspersed with practical checklists, exercises, and sermons, he provides an essential guide on how to handle the Old Testament responsibly.

How to Preach and Teach the Old Testament for All Its Worth

Nhiều người tránh giảng Cựu Ước vì họ cảm thấy rằng Cựu Ước đã lỗi thời so với Tân Ước, khó hiểu và khó giải thích. Bên cạnh đó, một số người thường xuyên giảng từ Cựu Ước nhưng không giải quyết vấn đề một cách thấu đáo, và kết quả là họ chỉ đưa ra các quy tắc pháp lý, hoặc rút ra ý nghĩa biểu tượng cho đời sống thuộc linh của chúng ta. Trong sách này, Christopher J. H. Wright khích lệ những người giảng đừng bỏ qua Cựu Ước! Đó là lời của Đức Chúa Trời, đặt nền tảng cho đức tin của chúng ta. Và đó cũng chính là Kinh Thánh mà chính Chúa Giê-xu đã đọc và dùng. Cựu Ước là phần đầu tiên trong câu chuyện Kinh Thánh vĩ đại, từ sự sáng tạo đến sự sáng tạo ới. Và đó cũng là một hành trình dẫn chúng ta đến với Đấng Christ, nên thật sự Cựu Ước cũng là một phần trong câu chuyện của cuộc đời chúng ta. Sau khi xem xét lý do phải giảng từ Cựu Ước, tác giả tiếp tục hướng dẫn độc giả cách xem xét các thể loại văn chương khác nhau trong Cựu Ước. Ông hướng dẫn chúng ta xem xét các sách Lịch Sử, Luật Pháp, Tiên Tri, Thi Thiên và các thể loại văn chương Khôn ngoan trong Cựu Ước. Sách còn bao gồm cả những bài giảng mẫu, bài tập đề nghị và danh sách chi tiết những mục cần kiểm tra lại. Đây thực sự là một cẩm nang rất thiết thực cho những ai cam kết giảng Lời Chúa một cách đúng đắn.

Giảng các sách Cựu Ước

Ngọt hơn mật

John Stott

Newly updated and expanded by Christopher J. H. Wright, John Stott's classic book presents an enduring and holistic view of Christian mission that must encompass both evangelism and social action. Through a thorough biblical exploration, Stott provides a biblically based approach to mission that addresses both spiritual and physical needs.

Christian Mission in the Modern World

Christopher Wright uses this verse as a lens through which he surveys the Bible’s teaching on 'salvation’. Every phrase in the verse resonates with significant themes in the Old and New Testaments, all of which combine to show that the Bible tells the story of God’s salvation very broadly indeed, in relation to the character and purposes of God, the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the redemption of all creation, the joy of Christian experience and the responsibility of Christian mission. This clear, deep and warm-hearted exposition enriches our grasp of the Bible’s multi-faceted teaching about salvation.

Celebrating the Bible's Central Story

Salvation Belongs to Our God

The destruction of Jerusalem is the likely setting for the book of Lamentations, delivered from a place of unspeakable pain in poetry of astonishing beauty and intricacy. In this Bible Speaks Today volume, Christopher Wright shows that we must not, and cannot, isolate Lamentations from the rest of the Bible.

The Message of Lamentations

The Ethical Authority of the Old Testament

Walking in the Ways of the Lord

Yeni Bir Yürek, Yeni Bir Ruh

Hezekiel'in Mesajı

James Cousins

Inadequate funding remains one of the most significant challenges facing Christian ministries around the world. Yet who bears responsibility for this deficiency? Chris Wright, in conversation with James Cousins, challenges Christians to recognize that the problem of insufficient funding does not belong to those experiencing the shortfall but to those entrusted by God with the means to alleviate it. Combining John Stott’s The Grace of Giving and Chris Wright’s The Gift of Accountability, two classics on generosity and financial integrity, along with a brand new reflection, this book encourages readers to think critically about the problem itself. Together, these three works form a powerful treatise on Christian generosity, stewardship, and financial responsibility, questioning and transforming long-held beliefs around Christian giving. The Shortfall serves as a reminder that our resources belong to God, and we will be held accountable for how we choose to steward them.

Owning the Challenge of Ministry Funding

The Shortfall

How should Christians live? Some Christians stress the importance of keeping all the rules, while others see the Christian faith as setting us free from religious burdens. Inviting us to live a life in step with the Spirit, Christopher Wright teaches us how to feed on the Word of God, grow in Christlikeness, and live a fruitful life.

Growing in Christlikeness

Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit

David J. Shepherd

Two features especially distinguish the Two Horizons Old Testament Commentary series: theological exegesis and theological reflection. Both of these features are fully realized in this THOTC volume on Ezra and Nehemiah by David J. Shepherd and Christopher J. H. Wright. Following an introduction and concise, verse-by-verse commentary on both books, Shepherd and Wright highlight key ways in which these Old Testament texts continue to speak to us today. They closely examine what Ezra and Nehemiah tell us about God and the people of Israel, reflect practically on leadership, and engage critically with those portions of the text (such as Ezra's dissolution of the Judeans' marriages with foreigners) that present special problems for contemporary readers. Offering deep theological insight throughout, this volume will prove essential for students, pastors, and other Christian leaders seeking to engage in theological interpretation of Scripture.

Ezra and Nehemiah

Preaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible Reference for 2014 (Old Testament Commentaries) The prophet Jeremiah addressed the people of Judah and Jerusalem over a forty-year period leading up to the destruction of Jerusalem in 587 B.C. The book of Jeremiah addresses the exiles, especially those in Babylon, in the years after the catastrophe. Here we encounter Jeremiah the prophet who, from his youth to old age, delivered the word of God to the people of Israel at the most terrifying time in all their troubled history. Understanding Jeremiah's context is essential to understanding his life and message. More than that we must encounter the God of Jeremiah--an encounter that should be both profoundly disturbing and ultimately reassuring, as it was for him. If Jeremiah spoke in his day, and if the book still speaks today, in both cases it is because of the God who called the man to speak and commanded the book to be written. In the end, Jeremiah is a book of the victory of God's love and grace. His redemptive, reconstructive work comprises the book's portrait of the future--a future that we see fulfilled in the New Testament through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus the Messiah. Ultimately we see it in God's dwelling with his redeemed people forever in the new creation. A replacement volume in the Bible Speaks Today Old Testament commentary series, this book offers a new exposition on the book of Jeremiah.

The Message of Jeremiah

Tevrat Ve Zebur'da İsa'yı Tanımak

Section by section exposition with key terms and phrases highlighted and all Hebrew transliterated. A separate section of notes at the close of each chapter provides additional textual and technical comments. Each commentary also includes a selected bibliography as well as Scripture and subject indexes. This set is for serious and general readers alike. Wright is principal of All Nations Christian College in England. His PhD is from Cambridge University.

Deuteronomy (Understanding the Bible Commentary Series)

Christopher J. H. Wright masterfully opens our eyes to see and understand the message of Ezekiel. Ezekiel's vision of the glory of God--its departure and return--is first set within Israel's history and then in the culmination of God's promises in Christ. Embedded in the pattern of the strange, the bizarre and the wonderful is a word that still speaks to God's people today.

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