__'Superbly written, utterly Bible based. . . Do not hesitate!'__  
Archbishop Justin Welby  
  
What are we supposed to think about the coronavirus crisis?   
   
Some people think they know: 'This is a sign of the End,' they say. 'It's all predicted in the book of Revelation.'  
   
Others disagree but are equally clear: 'This is a call to repent. God is judging the world and through this disease he's telling us to change.'  
   
Some join in the chorus of blame and condemnation: 'It's the fault of the Chinese, the government, the World Health Organization...'  
  
Tom Wright examines these reactions to the virus and finds them wanting. Instead, he invites you to consider a different way of seeing and responding – a way that draws on the teachings and examples of scripture, and above all on the way of living, thinking and praying revealed to us by Jesus.

Publisher's note ix

Preface and acknowledgements xi

1 Where do we start? 1

2 Reading the Old Testament 7

3 Jesus and the Gospels 15

4 Reading the New Testament 30

5 Where do we go from here? 52

Tom Wright

Publisher's note

Preface and acknowledgements

Where do we start?

Reading the Old Testament

Jesus and the Gospels

Reading the New Testament

Where do we go from here?

Notes

‘Superbly written, utterly Bible based. . . Do not hesitate!’  
Archbishop Justin Welby  
  
What are we supposed to think about the coronavirus crisis?   
  
Some people think they know: ‘This is a sign of the End,’ they say. ‘It’s all predicted in the book of Revelation.’  
  
Others disagree but are equally clear: ‘This is a call to repent. God is judging the world and through this disease he’s telling us to change.’  
  
Some join in the chorus of blame and condemnation: ‘It’s the fault of the Chinese, the government, the World Health Organization...'  
  
Tom Wright examines these reactions to the virus and finds them wanting. Instead, he invites you to consider a different way of seeing and responding – a way that draws on the teachings and examples of scripture, and above all on the way of living, thinking and praying revealed to us by Jesus.

\["For Christians looking to understand the coronavirus crisis","Tom Wright offers a Bible based way to respond to events right now","You'll find a way to live through and tackle the effects of COVID-19"\]

1. Where Do We Start?
2. Reading the Old Testament
3. Jesus and the Gospels
4. Reading the New Testament
5. Where Do We Go From Here?

Tom Wright offers a Bible-based way to understand the coronavirus crisis and how we as Christians can live through it.

__Tom Wright__ is Research Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St Andrews and Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He is the author of over seventy books, including The Day the Revolution Began (2017), Paul: A biography (2018), The New Testament in its World (with Michael F. Bird, 2019), History and Eschatology (2019) and The New Testament for Everyone (2019).

__'Superbly written, utterly Bible based. . . Do not hesitate!'__Archbishop Justin Welby

What are we supposed to think about the coronavirus crisis?

Some people think they know: 'This is a sign of the End,' they say. 'It's all predicted in the book of Revelation.'

Others disagree but are equally clear: 'This is a call to repent. God is judging the world and through this disease he's telling us to change.'

Some join in the chorus of blame and condemnation: 'It's the fault of the Chinese, the government, the World Health Organization...'

Tom Wright examines these reactions to the virus and finds them wanting. Instead, he invites you to consider a different way of seeing and responding - a way that draws on the teachings and examples of scripture, and above all on the way of living, thinking and praying revealed to us by Jesus.

Wise words on the coronavirus pandemic - and what we make of it when it's all over - by one of the world's most widely respected Christian writers

Mr martin

Useful in painting a solid and helpful perspective of a dismal world wide experience.

Useful Book

Keith Taylor

Good reflective read

Rev. David Stevenson

A very clear and helpful biblically based book which tackles the difficult questions raised by the pandemic.

Highly recommended

A Burnett

As someone who became a Christian against a completely non-churchgoing background, I found this disappointingly academic - for intellectuals only - very theological, hopeless unless you have a degree or at least training in Biblical studies - and above all, with a negative conclusion. It seemed to concentrate only on a God who conquers through suffering and meekness (as indeed is true), with little or no hope in His majesty and sovereign control of events. It seemed to me to typify the polite, Anglican “we-won’t-be-too-sure of anything in case we’re not politically correct” attitude of some churchgoers. I much preferred the wonderful little book “Where is God in a Coronavirus World” by John C Lennox. Written in everyday language, for the non-believer and non-churchgoer (who, according to Scripture Union, make up 95% of our western society), it actually left me, as the Bible urges us to be, “rejoicing in hope”. Lend this one happily to your sceptical friends, many of whom want thoughtful answers and are still, sadly, failing to hear them from the churches in a way they can relate to and understand. But don’t give them God and the Pandemic. They probably won’t get past the first page. Sorry, Tom! Ali Burnett Former journalist and (not-too-religious) broadcaster

Disappointing!

Alastair Dunn

Tom Wright discourages easy answers in this very readable study as to how we should respond to the Pandemic. Taking his cue from the Psalms, he suggests we should lament and express our sorrow that the world around us is not as it should be. God understands and shares in our grief. After all Jesus cried on the Cross “My God, my God why have you forsaken me? “ And Jesus and the reason he came to earth should be our focus and we must engage with him in that mission to bring about His kingdom here on earth as it is in heaven. This book is a welcome antidote to the negativity which understandably surrounds Covid-19. It is positive, engaging and challenging, infused throughout with biblical teaching.

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