How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels - Hardcover

"Scholarly, accessible, insightful and challenging . . . an excellent and provocative book."--Christianity Magazine

"The prolific Christian apologist N.T. Wright... now devotes an entire volume, 'How God Became King' to this trendy subject. Wright's insistence that Christianity has got it all wrong seems to mark a turning point for the serious rethinking of heaven."--The Washington Post

"Wright is a scholar who writes as if the material he engages actually matters for the church and the world it lives in... and has again done the church a great favor in presenting the gospel story as the story of God and his kingdom on earth."--Englewood Review of Books

"We often read the beginning and the end of the Gospels without the large middle where the message of the kingdom rings loud and clear. I recommend to everyone who wants to understand the Gospels' message in a way that will not only inform the intellect but also transform life."--Tremper Longman III, Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies, Westmont College

"Tom Wright continues to urge and prod and propose how the church can regain a kingdom footing and end its empire heritage. And, he shows us how we can reshape both what we think about Jesus and how we follow him in our world."--Scot McKnight, Karl A. Olsson Professor in Religious Studies, North Park University

"Wright has never been more eloquent and persuasive than in this book that... caps a long, productive theological career."--Booklist (starred review)

A New Testament scholar reveals that we have been misreading the Gospels for centuries and restores its lost central story--the coronation of God through Jesus as the climax of all human history, which sets the groundwork of transforming the way we see our role and duties in the world today. 50,000 first printing.