Who was Jesus, what did he do that was so important, and why is he important? These are three important and often overlooked questions that NT Wright attempts to conceptualize in his book Simply Jesus. In Simply Jesus, Wright attempts to answer these questions by first analyzing first-century and contemporary claims about Jesus. Next, Wright provides historical context for these statements, and through the use of textual evidence, Wright creates his own claims that augment or debunk the claims being analyzed. Finally, Wright wraps it all up by going back and effectively answering the initial three questions with his evidence-based claims, effectively identifying Jesus for who he was, what he did, and why he matters. First, Wright attempts to explain who Jesus really is. was, claiming that many Christians do not fully understand his true identity. Wright uses his “perfect storm” analogy to explain why people do not fully understand Jesus. Skepticism of Christianity, extreme Christian conservatism, and the complexity of Jesus' story create the ultimate combination that reinforces the difficulty of understanding Jesus as a person. In order to know who Jesus was, we must focus on how the people of his day knew him, the events taking place at the time, and how Jesus' idea of ​​God was different from that of the people . Due to ideologies and historical complexity, another storm was brewing around Jesus, and to understand Jesus one must know the forces that affect the world around him. The first of the three forces was Rome and its empire. Rome was very important in Jesus' time, possessing a large amount of resources, as well as political powers...... middle of paper ...... beliefs collide with uncertainty regarding Jesus. Additionally, Wright provides logical answers to skeptics' questions about Jesus' divine abilities. Another reason Wright's explanations of Jesus were successful is that he was not drastic in his writing. Much of his book is simply an analysis of earlier writings about Jesus, such as the gospels or other parts of the New Testament. This makes Wright more credible; he doesn't just make up assertions left and right. Instead, Wright takes as much historical evidence and prophetic writings of Jesus as possible, then he mixes it all together, matching the old claims with the new evidence, and vice versa. Wright simply puts the pieces of a 2,000-year-old and highly controversial puzzle together, forming a single image depicting Jesus of Nazareth for who he was, what he accomplished, and what he means to us..