The chapters cover eighteen important parables of Jesus seeking to set them against their historical, cultural, social and political background. Wright argues that failure to do this adequately has often led Christians (academics and non-academics alike) to seriously misunderstand what Jesus was tea... (more)

At Christmas time whilst singing carols about 'gentle Jesus, meek and mild' we can miss that this time-dividing man had an edge about what he had to say. His parables are sometimes not 'nice spiritual stories'. They capture the imagination, they paint timeless pictures, but they are also more tha... (more)

This may seem a very familiar story - but you probably don’t know it as well as you think you do. These people tell their stories of their experiences with Jesus and the legacy he left - they are: Mary - mother of Jesus, Gaias Maximus - centurion, Joanna’s story of John The Baptist, the wom... (more)

Containing spiritual insights, here, the author aims to refute the theory that Jesus died to pay the penalty of death. Rather, he shows how the Bible contends that Jesus died without sin, in perfect holiness, paying the debt of righteousness as an offering and sacrifice sufficient for all.

Known as an expert in ancient Jewish and Greco-Roman sources relating to the New Testament, Keener argues. In The Historical Jesus of the Gospels that the picture of Jesus presented in the Synoptic Gospels is far more plausible than many scholars give them credit for, and that the picture they paint... (more)