I had never heard of Christopher Wright until I saw this book at Barnes & Noble. It looked very interesting, but I didn't buy it quickly. Instead, I researched him online and discovered that he's somewhat of a disciple of John Stott - whom I have a lot of respect for. So I bought it & read it in about 5 days.

The best thing that I can say about this book is that Wright's study of Scripture drove me to my Bible. I often sat with this book open & my Bible open next to it. I love this. His respect for Scripture was quite obvious.

Wright begins by humbly saying that there are many things about life & God that he does not fully understand. And he mentions the numerous Bible characters who felt the same (Moses, David, Ruth, Jeremiah & Job to name a few). But he's careful to say that there are plenty of things that he does understand (so don't assume that he's saying we should give-up cause it's too hard to understand). He says, "faith seeks understanding, and faith builds understanding, but faith does not finally depend on understanding."

He then launches into several difficult questions that he has wrestled with, and that he offers some Biblical insight into. The three most helpful sections for me were:
-How do you explain the violence in the OT and also say that God is loving?
-Why did Jesus have to die on the cross? (He pushes through to some deep ideas surrounding this fundamental question.)
-What about the "end times."

I found Wright's study to be excellent, his thoughts to be provoking and his writing to be easy-reading. I'm not sure I agree with one or two of his interpretations but they are relatively minor (and I appreciate his view). I'd recommend this book to anyone.