Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church PDF

Nicholas Wright ist der ehemalige Bischof von Durham in der Church of England und einer der weltweit führenden Bibelgelehrten. Er ist jetzt Lehrstuhlinhaber für Neues Testament und frühes Christentum an der School of Divinity der University of St. Andrews. Zwanzig Jahre lang lehrte er Neues Testament an den Universitäten Cambridge, McGill und Oxford. Als einer der weltweit führenden Bibelgelehrten und ein beliebter Autor wurde er in ABC News, Dateline, The Colbert Report und Fresh Air vorgestellt. Zu seinen preisgekrönten Büchern gehören The Case for the Psalms, How God Became King, Simply Jesus, After You Believe, Surprised by Hope, Simply Christian, Scripture and the Authority of God, The Meaning of Jesus (gemeinsam mit Marcus Borg verfasst). , sowie als Übersetzer für The Kingdom New Testament. Er schrieb auch die beeindruckenden Serien Christian Origins and the Question of God, darunter The New Testament and the People of God, Jesus and the Victory of God, The Resurrection of the Son of God und zuletzt Paul and the Faithfulness of God.

Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church pdf von Nicholas Wright

For years Christians have been asking, "If you died tonight, do you know where you would go?" It turns out that many believers have been giving the wrong answer. It is not heaven. Award-winning author N. T. Wright outlines the present confusion about a Christian's future hope and shows how it is deeply intertwined with how we live today. Wright, who is one of today's premier Bible scholars, asserts that Christianity's most distinctive idea is bodily resurrection. He provides a magisterial defense for a literal resurrection of Jesus and shows how this became the cornerstone for the Christian community's hope in the bodily resurrection of all people at the end of the age. Wright then explores our expectation of "new heavens and a new earth," revealing what happens to the dead until then and what will happen with the "second coming" of Jesus. For many, including many Christians, all this will come as a great surprise. Wright convincingly argues that what we believe about life after death directly affects what we believe about life before death. For if God intends to renew the whole creation—and if this has already begun in Jesus's resurrection—the church cannot stop at "saving souls" but must anticipate the eventual renewal by working for God's kingdom in the wider world, bringing healing and hope in the present life. Lively and accessible, this book will surprise and excite all who are interested in the meaning of life, not only after death but before it.