Wright's commentary on the Gospel of Luke written with the non-specialist in mind.

The commentary follows the For Everyone format: the text is broken up into appropriately sized sections, each translated by Wright, and commented upon, with each beginning with a story or illustration, a discussion of what the text meant in its historical context, both in terms of what Jesus is actually doing and also in terms of what Luke is presenting to his particular audience in the first century, and then applications to the modern day as appropriate.

As usual, Wright does an excellent job explaining the text in context, emphasizing Jesus as the fulfillment of the story of Israel and focusing on Jesus' endeavors to explain and advance the Kingdom for which He died and was raised again in power.

A great commentary to assist in understanding the Gospel of Luke in context. ( )