N. T. Wright's Simply Jesus

N.T. Wright, in his book Simply Jesus, tells his view on who Jesus was, what he was trying to accomplish in his public career, and why it all matters. He describes that Jesus is much more complex than most people think. Many Christians believe that they know Jesus. Wright argues that Jesus can’t be understood easily. He uses the analogy of the perfect storm to show the complexity of Jesus which consisted of the Roman oppresive force, Jewish expectations, and the wind of God. Wright informs the reader that what Jesus did was introduce the kingdom of God through his campaign, his teachings, his battle, and the cleansing of the temple. He taught about the kingdom of God through his parables which influenced many people. Jesus puzzled many people during …show more content…
Wright concludes his book by telling the reader why Jesus matters for the world we live in today. He explains what the role of Christians and the church has in soceity and how God is ruling. Wright tries to answer these complicated questions while bringing up new questions to ask. This essay is a brief summary of Wright’s arguments on the three topics which will help reveal the reality of how Jesus needs to be understood. Wright’s first topic is focused on understanding who Jesus was. He argues that people today greatly oversimplify Jesus and people put him in two categories. The first category is the “conservative belief”, in which Jesus has come to teach humans the way to get to heaven through his teachings and that Jesus is fully God. The second category is the “skeptic belief”, in which Jesus was just a remarkable man and teacher but did not do all the miracles. Wright argues that