The New Testament and the People of God by N. T. Wright

I read this to find out about the Pharisees. The book deals with this but I still have questions about them. This book is not aimed at the reader like me, who is not a scholar. It is very deep. Wright's style, however, is very clear, and with work and attention it is understandable. He covers all the bases and points of view but when he gets to his own view it is very rewarding, as I have come to expect. Reading this was hard work.

The section on Story with examples from Luke and Matthew was extraordinarily instructive, insightful, and new to me.

I had planned on reading the entire three or four volumes but think now they are above my level.