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The Kingdom New Testament, Paperback: A Contemporary Translation Spiral-Bound | November 6, 2012

N. T. Wright

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A new, approachable, engaging translation of the New Testament by N. T. Wright, one of the world’s leading New Testament scholars.

The New Testament for the Twenty-First Century

Many readers of the New Testament have grown overly familiar with the biblical text, losing sight of the wonder and breadth of its innovative ideas and world-changing teachings about the life and role of Jesus of Nazareth. In The Kingdom New Testament, N. T. Wright, author and one of the world’s leading New Testament scholars, offers an all-new English translation that invigorates these sacred texts and allows contemporary readers to encounter these historic works afresh. The original Greek text is vibrant, alive, and active, and Wright’s translation retains that spirit by providing a new English text for the twenty-first-century reader. At the same time, based on his work as a pioneering interpreter of the Bible, Wright also corrects other translations so as to provide more accurate representations of the original writers’ intent.

The Kingdom New Testament features consistent use of gender-neutral language and a more “popular-level” language matching of the original Greek, while maintaining the vibrancy and urgency of the original work. It will help the next generation of Christians acquire a firsthand understanding of what the New Testament had to say in its own world, and what it urgently has to say in ours.

Features:

  • Complete text of the Kingdom New Testament—a fresh, new translation by N. T. Wright
  • Preface by N. T. Wright
  • Dozens of maps throughout the text
  • Paragraph headings
Publisher: HarperCollins
Original Binding: Paperback
Pages: 544 pages
ISBN-10: 0062064924
Item Weight: 1.1 lbs
Dimensions: 6.0 x 1.0 x 9.0 inches
"Not since J.B. Philips have we had a good, fresh, crisp translation of the New Testament done by a single person who brings to the table the sort of breadth and depth of knowledge needed to do the job properly. If you were looking for such a translation, look no further. Tom Wright's new Kingdom New Testament is both faithful and fresh, both lucid and enlightening, both careful and creative. Bringing to bear his wealth of scholarship and a lifetime of study, Tom's Kingdom New Testament will serve us well for many years to come. Enthusiastically recommended." -Dr. Ben Witherington, III, Amos Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies, Asbury Theological Seminary

"A splendid achievement! Tom Wright, the world's most influential New Testament interpreter, gives us in The Kingdom New Testament a readable and dynamic translation marked by precision, personality, and power. For the public reading of Scripture, The Kingdom New Testament will be unsurpassed. If I got to decide for the church, this is the one translation I'd want everyone to read. Time and time again as I was reading The Kingdom New Testament, I was marking in the margins words like this: 'Yes,' 'splendid,' 'perfect,' 'clever,' 'evocative,' and 'finally.'" -Scot McKnight, Karl A. Olsson Professor in Religious Studies, North Park University

N. T. Wright is the former bishop of Durham and senior research fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University. He is one of the world's leading New Testament scholars and the award-winning author of many books, including?After You Believe,?Surprised by Hope,?Simply Christian,?Interpreting Paul, and?The New Testament in Its World, as well as the Christian Origins and the Question of God series.