N.T. Wright offers a penetrating assessment of the major scholarly contributions to the current 'quest' for the historical Jesus, and then sets out in detail his own account of how Jesus himself understood his mission.
Author
Tom Wright: Tom Wright is Research Professor Emeritus of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St Andrews and Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He is the author of more than 80 influential books, including <i>The New Testament for Everyone</i>, <i>Simply Christian, Surprised by Hope, The Day the Revolution Began, Paul: A biography, </i><i>The New Testament in its World, </i><i>On Earth as in Heaven </i>and<i> Into the Heart of Romans</i> (all published by SPCK).
