The Vision of Ephesians: The Task of the Church and the Glory of God

by N. T. Wright

Publisher:

HarperCollins

, 2025

Overview

In The Vision of Ephesians Tom Wright takes you on an exciting journey through one of the most profound texts in the New Testament.

In just a few powerful pages, Ephesians presents a sweeping panorama of the Christian gospel, tracing God's redemptive plan from the creation of the world to the time when God will be ‘all in all’. At its core, the book highlights the transformative work of Jesus the Messiah and the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit.

Wright masterfully unpacks Paul’s vision of the church—what it is, what it is for, and what it means to be part of the new humanity that God is creating in Jesus. This breath-taking vision of God’s purpose for humanity comes into sharper focus when we remember that Paul was writing from prison, urging his readers to engage in spiritual warfare, standing firm in the victory won on the cross as that victory unfolds across the world.

The Vision of Ephesians is a must-read for anyone seeking to grasp the depth and beauty of one of the New Testament’s most captivating letters.

Key Features

• Presents a sweeping panorama of the Christian gospel.
• Highlights the transformative work of Jesus the Messiah.
• Unpacks Paul’s vision of the church.

Product Details

• Title: The Vision of Ephesians: The Task of the Church and the Glory of God
• Author: N. T. Wright
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Print Publication Date: 2025
• Pages: 176
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• ISBNs: 9780310172536, 0310172535
• Resource ID: LLS:THVNPHSNTKCHGLGD
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-03-26T19:49:43Z

About N. T. Wright

Nicholas Thomas “Tom” Wright (1948–) is a New Testament scholar, Pauline theologian, and Anglican bishop and currently Research Professor Emeritus of New Testament and Early Christianity at St. Mary's College in the University of St Andrews and Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. Christianity Today named him one of today's top theologians. 

Wright was born in Morpeth, Northumberland, and recounts an awareness of God's presence from a young age—and that relationship with God ever since is reflected in his life and work. He's a prolific author; one of his most popular books, Surprised by Hope, frames the resurrection of the dead as the appropriate hope for all believers rather than an overemphasis on just "going to heaven when you die." He's among the leading theologians in the New Perspective on Paul debate. Wright has several honorary doctoral degrees, and in 2014, the British Academy awarded him the Burkitt Medal "in recognition of special service to biblical studies." In 2015, he was made a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Wright served as chaplain at Cambridge from 1978 to 1981, then as assistant professor of New Testament language and literature at McGill University in Montreal. Before becoming a chaplain, tutor, lecturer, and fellow at Oxford in 1986, Wright served as dean of Lichfield Cathedral, canon theologian of Westminster Abbey, and the bishop of Durham from 2003–10. In addition to the entire New Testament for Everyone Series, some of N. T. Wright's books include The New Testament in Its World: An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First Christians, Who Was Jesus, The New Testament and the People of God, God and the Pandemic, Evil and the Justice of God, Surprised by Hope, and Simply Christian. He coauthored Jesus the Final Days with Craig A. Evans.

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