The Challenge of Acts

Rediscovering What the Church Was and Is

By: N. T. Wright

Narrated by: N. Wright

Read by the author.

A new and inviting introduction to the Acts of the Apostles from New Testament scholar and theologian N. T. Wright.

Acts is a substantial book. It sits right in the middle of the New Testament, looking back to the four Gospels and ahead to the mission of the early church. It provides a framework for our understanding of the letters; but it does more than that. Acts offers a sophisticated and nuanced view of what it means to think of the gospel of Jesus, Israel's Messiah, going out into the world over which Israel's Messiah claims the status of Lord.

This Christian movement and thinking, detailed in Acts, entailed confronting the wider culture of the Greek and Roman world, as well as the culture of the Jewish world, which provides us today with an important message as we ourselves face new questions about gospel and contemporary culture.

From the renowned author of Into the Heart of Romans, N. T. Wright brings to the book of Acts his expert's eye on theological nuance and cultural context, distilling it down into an introductory commentary, perfect for anyone looking to take their own reading a little deeper and discover the profound (and often forgotten) potential of the church and the Way of Jesus Christ.

Suggestions for further reading can be found in the audiobook companion PDF download.

Cross-referencing excellent

Great referencing to other writers from other books of the Bible. That's the best feature.

excellent analysis of Acts

Bishop Wright knocks it out of the park again. It breaks down the book of Acts better than anyone.

Temples and Torah

I loved how he connected the entire story of acts to a pneumatology. It’s also practical. I loved the Acts 17 chapter.

Refreshing

Excellent thirty thousand foot view while somehow engaging the most important details throughout. Quite the tour de force on Acts.

A new perspective on Acts!

Excellent review and rethinking of how we have interpreted this wonderful story of the first years of the church. The 7th chapter alone makes it worth the price of the book. NT Wright does not disappoint.