Tom Wright

Nicholas Thomas Wright (born 1 December 1948), known as N. T. Wright or Tom Wright, is an English New Testament scholar, Pauline theologian and Anglican bishop. He was the bishop of Durham from 2003 to 2010. He then became research professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at St Mary's College in the University of St Andrews in Scotland until 2019, when he became a senior research fellow at Wycliffe Hall at the University of Oxford.Wright writes about theology and Christian life and the relationship between them. He advocates a biblical re-evaluation of theological matters such as justification, women's ordination, and popular Christian views about life after death. He has also criticised the idea of a literal Rapture. The author of over seventy books, Wright is highly regarded in academic and theological circles for his "Christian Origins and the Question of God" series. The third volume, The Resurrection of the Son of God, is considered by many clergy and theologians to be a seminal Christian work on the resurrection of Jesus.

Books

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  1. 1. Billion Dollar Whale

    Cover of 'Billion Dollar Whale' by Tom Wright, Bradley Hope

    This book delves into the astonishing true story of one of the most audacious financial schemes in history, orchestrated by Jho Low, a financier who managed to siphon off billions of dollars from the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund, 1MDB. With a combination of charm, bold deception, and the complicity of high-profile individuals and institutions, Low financed an extravagant lifestyle and bankrolled Hollywood films, all while eluding global law enforcement. This gripping narrative exposes the intricate web of fraud, money laundering, and corruption, stretching across multiple countries and involving a cast of characters from the upper echelons of political and financial power, revealing the vulnerabilities and dark corners of the global financial system.

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