The weekly podcast that connects you to NT (Tom) Wright’s thought and theology by allowing you to ask the questions. Presented by Premier Unbelievable in partnership with SPCK and NTWrightOnline. Hosted by Justin Brierley.
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#161 Housebound prayers, computer programming, art and music - what counts as kingdom work?
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Tom answers practical questions about the role of those unable to be physically active - does their prayer and meditation make a difference in the kingdom? A computer programmer questions whether his work is a worthwhile activity in Kingdom terms? Are there any forms of art that go against our image-bearing creativity? • Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast: https://pod.link/1441656192 • More shows, free eBook, newsletter, and sign up to ask Tom your questions: …
#160 Why bother improving the world? Can Christians attain perfection?
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Why bother with earth and not just create heaven? Why try to make the world a better place if God is going to fix it? Is the world getting better or worse because of Christianity? Can Christians achieve perfection in this life, as Wesley claimed? Tom Wright answers listeners questions on the 'now-and-not- yet' of new creation. • Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast: https://pod.link/1441656192 • More shows, free eBook, newsletter, and sign up to ask Tom your questions: …
#159 What difference does prayer make? Tom shares his prayer habits
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Tom answers listener questions on prayer including: 'Is prayer just telling God what to do?' and 'What difference does prayer make if God has already decided what to do?'. Kelly is nervous about praying out loud before a meal in public, and Jennifer is questioning the legitimacy of public displays of prayer in the USA. Tom responds to these questions and shares his own habits of prayer, including keeping a prayer diary. • Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast: …
#158 Why don’t I hear from God any more?
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CORRECTED AUDIO UPLOADED! Tom and Justin are back with a fresh batch of questions from listeners who are having trouble hearing from God. Nicole asks why 'Ask and you shall receive' doesn't seem to work in practise? Shelagh says she doesn't hear from God the way she used to - is it because of disobedience? Robert asks how you can tell if you have misheard from God? Tom also gives an update on his health and work and reflects on how he hears from God. • Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright …
#157 Making sense of Adam, Eve and the Genesis creation story
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Tom Wright joins Justin to answer listener questions on how to interpret the early chapters of Genesis, what he believes about the nature of Adam and Eve, whether suffering and death existed before the fall and much more… He also pulls out the guitar once more for a Genesis-themed song. First broadcast in 2019. Tom's recommended resources mentioned in this show: John Walton: 'The Lost World of Genesis One' Gregory K Beale: 'The Temple and the Church's Mission' Jon D Levenson: 'Creation …
#156 Have you ever struggled with your own faith Tom?
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Listeners want to know about Tom - Who are his favourite authors? If he could have dinner with anyone from the 20th Century who would it be? Why is he an Anglican? Has he ever struggled with his own faith? First broadcast in 2019. • Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast: https://pod.link/1441656192 • More shows, free eBook, newsletter, and sign up to ask Tom your questions: https://premierunbelievable.com • For live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • For online learning: …
#155 Making sense of Old Testament violence
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Tom responds to listener Qs on Andy Stanley ‘unhitching’ Christianity from the Old Testament, the historicity of the Exodus, and the way that Greg Boyd interprets violent portraits of God in ‘The Crucifixion Of The Warrior God’. First broadcast in 2019. • Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast: https://pod.link/1441656192 • More shows, free eBook, newsletter, and sign up to ask Tom your questions: https://premierunbelievable.com • For live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • …
#154 Tom answers Qs on universalism, hell and salvation
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In an extended edition of the show originally broadcast on the Unbelievable? podcast, Justin asks a variety of listener questions on dispensationalism, John’s gospel, inerrancy, salvation, hell, universalism and Tom’s favourite books, music and much more… First broadcast in 2016. • Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast: https://pod.link/1441656192 • More shows, free eBook, newsletter, and sign up to ask Tom your questions: https://premierunbelievable.com • For live events: …
#153 Is the Bible inerrant? Is ’Sola Scriptura’ correct? What about verses endorsing slavery?
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How should we treat the Bible? Inerrant? Infallible? Does it contain errors? Tom answers questions on the nature of the Bible as well as related issues such as whether the Reformers were right to concentrate solely on scripture rather than church tradition, and whether there is a ‘trajectory hermeneutic’ when it comes to issues like slavery in the Bible. First broadcast in 2019, this episode includes a bonus bit of 'Tom Unplugged' at the end! • Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything …
#152 - Can women lead in church? Why does 1 Timothy tell women to ’be silent’?
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Tom answers questions on what the New Testament says about the role of women in church leadership. Does 1 Tim 2:13-15 forbid women from preaching? What does he make of complementarian vs egalitarian theology? How does he treat passages such as Ephesians 5: 22 ‘wives submit to your husband’? First broadcast in 2019. • Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast: https://pod.link/1441656192 • More shows, free eBook, newsletter, and sign up to ask Tom your questions: …
#151 NT Wright Q&A with Bishop Joseph D’Souza on global mission - Oxford Conference Session 3
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Tom Wright and Joseph D'Souza host a Q&A; at the Reimagining Global Mission conference in Oxford covering questions on the theology of mission and discipleship. NT Wright was keynote speaker at an Oxford conference on Reimagining Mission in the Global South, hosted by Bishop Joseph D'Souza of the Good Shepherd Church network in India, in partnership with Premier. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/HTFvFT0I7VA For Bishop Joseph D'Souza: http://www.gsi.org/ • Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright …
#150 NT Wright on the multi-ethnic mission of the church - Oxford Conference Session 2
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In this second lecture from the Reimagining Global Mission conference in Oxford, Tom speaks on the multi-ethnic, multicultural, polychrome mission of the church. NT Wright was keynote speaker at an Oxford conference on Reimagining Mission in the Global South, hosted by Bishop Joseph D'Souza of the Good Shepherd Church network in India, in partnership with Premier. Support our End Of Year Appeal: https://gtly.to/aAxRk0kQs Watch the video: https://youtu.be/fd-iIxpaDvc For Bishop Joseph …
#149 Can we trust the Christmas story? Responding to Bart Ehrman
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Tom Wright talks to Justin about Christmas and the birth narratives, and answers listener questions on the reliability of the gospels, Bart Ehrman on textual transmission, the dating of the gospels, and whether The Ascension happened as described. Replay of a show first broadcast December 2018 Support our End Of Year Appeal: https://gtly.to/aAxRk0kQs • Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast: https://pod.link/1441656192 • More shows, free eBook, newsletter, and sign up to ask …
#148 NT Wright on Reimagining Mission in the Global South - Oxford Conference Session 1
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NT Wright was keynote speaker at an Oxford conference on Reimagining Mission in the Global South, hosted by Bishop Joseph D'Souza of the Good Shepherd Church network in India, in partnership with Premier. In this opening lecture from the conference Tom speaks on how the story of Jesus through scripture should shape our approach to global mission. Support our End Of Year Appeal: https://gtly.to/aAxRk0kQs Watch the video: https://youtu.be/AtPxCU7ps3o For Bishop Joseph D'Souza: …
