Luke (N. T. Wright for Everyone Bible Study Guides)
A prolific writer of both scholarly and popular books, N.T. Wright has written over thirty books, includingSimply Christian, The Original Jesus: The Life and Vision of a Revolutionary, What Saint Paul Really Said, The Challenge of JesusandThe Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions.His magisterial work,Jesus and the Victory of God,is widely regarded as one of the most significant contributions to contemporary New Testament studies. HisN.T. Wright For Everyone Seriesincludes commentaries covering the whole New Testament. Formerly bishop of Durham in England, Wright is research professor of New Testament and early Christianity at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. He was formerly canon theologian of Westminster Abbey and dean of Lichfield Cathedral. He also taught New Testament studies for twenty years at Cambridge, McGill and Oxford Universities. He has been a visiting professor at Harvard Divinity School, Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Gregorian University in Rome and many other institutions around the world. In addition to his many books, Wright reaches a broad audience through his frequent media appearances. A sought-after commentator, Wright writes frequently for newspapers in England, including theTimes, the Independentand theGuardian.He has been interviewed numerous times by radio and television broadcasters on both sides of the Atlantic, including ABC, NBC, CNN, PBS and NPR.Patty Pell (M.A., Old Testament Studies, Denver Seminary) is a staff worker with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship on the campus of the University of Northern Colorado and at Christ Community Church in Greeley, Colorado. She is the author ofEstherandHospitalityin the LifeGuide® Bible Study series and a coauthor ofSmall Group Leaders' Handbook.