This major work, volume two of a larger multi-volume project, seeks to present a comprehensive, detailed, yet highly readable assessment of the historical and theological questions surrounding the origins of Christianity.
In Jesus and the Victory of God, N. T. Wright offers a penetrating assessment of the major scholarly contributions to the current 'quest' for the historical Jesus. He then sets out in fascinating detail his own compelling account of how Jesus himself understood his mission: how be believed himself called to remake Israel, the people of God, around himself; how he announced God's judgment on the Israel of his day, especially its Temple and hierarchy; and how he saw his own movement as the divinely ordained fulfillment of Israel's destiny. This revolutionary message, articulated in parables and acted out symbolically in healings and celebratory meals, drew Jesus to Jerusalem - where, as he came to realize, his vocation demanded that he would die the death he had announced for the people. In obedience to this vocation, Jesus had come to realize that he was claiming to do and be what, in Jewish thought, only God can do and be.
Praise for the Print Edition
This book is a massive achievement: its length, its erudition, its fresh insights on almost every page and, above all, its attempt to re-orient our reading of the Synoptic Gospels on Jesus. Make no mistake, this is the most important contribution to Jesus studies for some time and every future writer will have to deal with it no matter how much they might disagree with its proposals. 
— The Heythrop Journal
…this is a fine work.
— Journal of Evangelical Theological Society, Dr. Samuel Lamerson, reviewer
Wright is truly a giant among giants. One cannot read this work and not marvel over his comprehensive understanding of the Biblical and extra-Biblical materials as well as the past and current discussions concerning historical Jesus research.
— Robert H. Stein, Professor of New Testament Interpretation, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Additional Information
- Title: Jesus and the Victory of God: Christian Origins and the Question of God, Volume 2
- Author: Nicholas Thomas Wright
- 741 pages
- SPCK Publishing, 1996
About the Author
N. T. Wright is Bishop of Durham and SPCK Research Fellow. He has taught New Testament Studies at Oxford, Cambridge and McGill Universities. His many publications include The New Testament and the People of God, The Resurrection of the Son of God, The Challenge of Jesus and (with Marcus Borg) The Meaning of Jesus. He is also the author of the popular “… for Everyone” Bible guide series.
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Sample Pages from the Print Edition