Review: The Lord and His Prayer

N.T. Wright, in a series that was originally a set of sermons preached at Lichfield Cathedral in 1995, reflects on the Lord's Prayer. More specifically he exegetes each phrase from the prayer and its implication for Jesus people. This short work serves as a introduction to Wright's larger framework emphasizing the Gospel of the Kingdom and Jesus as the victorious King. At only 89 pages it tips the scales as one of Wright's shorter works and is very accessible. Any parishioner would be able to read and greatly benefit from this work. Although it may not seem like it on…

January 06, 2006  |  Permalink   |  TrackBack (0)

The Meal Jesus Gave Us: Understanding Holy Communion

In this short piece (as short as Tom Wright has ever written) Wright expounds upon the historical origin of the Lord's Supper and upon it's eucharistic significance. Wright begins with a discussion of a birthday party here on earth that a Martian arrives at. He discusses how funny the questions seem that the Martian is asking like why people are wearing funny hats and lighting candles on a cake. The whole ritual seems very strange to someone who has not grown up celebrating birthdays. In the same way, Wright says that we are like the earlings that are celebrating the…

December 17, 2005  |  Permalink   |  TrackBack (0)