The Climax of the Covenant

The Climax of the Covenant
N. T. Wright
T & T Clark 1991

This is a very technical book written about 20 years ago by the New Testament theologian, N. T. Wright. The Climax of the Covenant is a collection of different essays relating more or less to the theme of Christ and the Law, particularly in Pauline theology. As such it lacks some coherence, but each of the essays is of interest in its own way as Wright deals with aspects of a number of New Testament texts.

The book is difficult to follow in places. Although I know some Greek basics, this book requires quite a lot of proficiency in the language. Almost all the quotations from the New Testament text are produced in Greek without English translation or even transliteration.

For most readers, probably more would be gained by reading some of Wright's other works, such as What St Paul Really Said or Justification: God's Plan and Paul's Vision or any of this commentaries on the New Testament.